Jean de Tinan

Jean de Tinan, a.k.a. Jean Le Barbier de Tinan, (1874–1898) was a French writer.

Biography

Born to a baron and a socialite,[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]

Bibliography

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

  1. 1 2 Lire : le magazine littéraire. L'actualité de la littérature francaise et de la littérature étrangère
  2. Tinan et les Goncourt
  3. Magazine littéraire - Bibliophilie - Jean de Tinan. Le beau ténébreux
  4. Doux amour des hommes, Le (2002)


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