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Anatole France’s first novel, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard, appeared in 1881. This first success was followed by many others, including At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque (1893); The Red Lily (1894); L’Histoire contemporaine (1897-1901); L’Histoire comique (1903); Penguin Island (1908); and The Gods Are Athirst (1912). He achieved great fame during his lifetime and was elected to the French Academy in 1896 and earning the Nobel Prize in Literature 1921.
France’s fame did not,...
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At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque (Masterplots Classics) -
At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque (Character Profiles) -
Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard, The (Masterplots Classics) -
Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard, The (Character Profiles) -
Gods Are Athirst, The (Masterplots Classics) -
Gods Are Athirst, The (Character Profiles) -
Penguin Island (Masterplots Classics) -
Penguin Island (Character Profiles) -
Penguin Island (Literary Places) -
Procurator of Judea, The (Short Stories) -
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Revolt of the Angels, The (Masterplots Classics) -
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Revolt of the Angels, The (Science Fiction) -
French Long Fiction Since the 1850’s (Topical Overview--Long Fiction) -
Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
