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Octave Mirbeau (16 February 1848 – 16 February 1917) was a French novelist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, journalist and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, whilst still appealing to the literary and artistic avant-garde with highly transgressive novels that explored violence, abuse and ...
Octave Mirbeau, né le à Trévières ( Calvados) et mort le à Paris 8e, était un écrivain, critique d'art et journaliste français. Il connut une célébrité européenne et de grands succès populaires, tout en étant également apprécié et reconnu par les avant-gardes littéraires et artistiques 1 .
- Octave Henri Marie Mirbeau
- “You're obliged to pretend respect for people and institutions you think absurd. You live attached in a cowardly fashion to moral and social conventions you despise, condemn, and know lack all foundation.
- “The greatest danger of a terrorist's bomb is in the explosion of stupidity that it provokes.” ― Octave Mirbeau.
- “Come now, don't make such a funeral face. It isn't dying that's sad; it's living when you're not happy.” ― Octave Mirbeau, Le Jardin des supplices.
- “What else do you do there except lie—lie to yourself and others, lie about everything you recognize in your heart to be true? You’re obliged to pretend respect for people and institutions you think absurd.
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Mar 27, 2024 · Octave Mirbeau (born Feb. 16, 1850, Trévières, France—died Feb. 16, 1917, Paris) was a French journalist and writer of novels and plays who unsparingly satirized the clergy and social conditions of his time and was one of the 10 original members of the Académie Goncourt, founded in 1903.
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Nov 10, 2022 · An article about the life and legacy of Octave Mirbeau, a French journalist and critic who championed Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists such as Monet, Gauguin and Van Gogh. Learn how he influenced their careers, supported their causes and shared his views on art and politics.
Octave Mirbeau (February 16, 1848 in Trévières – February 16, 1917) was a French journalist, art critic, pamphleteer, novelist, and playwright who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, while still appealing to the literary and artistic avant-garde.
Octave Mirbeau was a French novelist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, journalist and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, whilst still appealing to the literary and artistic avant-garde with highly transgressive novels that explored violence, abuse and psychological detachment.
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