Jean de Tinan
Jean de Tinan, a.k.a. Jean Le Barbier de Tinan, (1874–1898) was a French writer.
Biography
Born on January 19 1874, to a Eugène Jean-Marie Théodose Le Barbier de Tinan and Valentine Derval. He would grow up with his grandmother and aunt instead of his parents[1] Jean de Tinan moved to Paris in 1895 after graduating from the School of Agriculture in Montpellier.[2] He is remembered as a figure of the Belle Époque.[3] He died on November 18 1898.
Bibliography
- Un document sur l'impuissance d'aimer (1894)
- Penses-tu réussir ! (1897)
- Maîtresse d'esthètes (1897)
- L'Example de Ninon de Lenclos amoureuse (1898)
- Un villain monsieur (1898)
- Aimienne ou le détournement de mineure (1899)
Film adaptations
In 2002, a film was made on his novel Le Doux amour des hommes.[4]
Literary significance and criticism
Stéphane Mallarmé referred to his Penses-tu réussir! as a modern version of Gustave Flaubert's Sentimental Education.[1]
References
- ^ a b Lire : le magazine littéraire. L'actualité de la littérature francaise et de la littérature étrangère
- ^ Tinan et les Goncourt Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Magazine littéraire - Bibliophilie - Jean de Tinan. Le beau ténébreux Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Doux amour des hommes, Le (2002)
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