René Boylesve


René Boylesve, born René Marie Auguste Tardiveau, was a French writer and a literary critic.

Biography

Boylesve was orphaned early and went to school in Poitiers and Tours. In 1895 he began to publish articles in various journals. He is considered the heir of Honoré de Balzac and precursor of Marcel Proust. In 1919 he was inducted into the Académie française.

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