Jules Renard

French author (1864-1910).

Born February 22nd, 1864 in Châlons-du-Maine. [ref]

Died May 24th, 1910 at 46 years old in Paris. [ref]

Occupations
aphorist, diarist, literary critic, novelist, playwright, poet, writer
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