Anatole France (Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century)
Early Life
Anatole François Thibault was the son of François Noël Thibault, a devoutly Roman Catholic and politically conservative bookseller. Anatole grew to adolescence surrounded by the cultural heritage of France and quickly acquired a keen appreciation of its worth. To begin with, he took aboard his father’s religious and political beliefs in a meekly obedient fashion, with the result that his childhood was untroubled by conflict. He remembered it as a comfortable and happy time that he revisited nostalgically throughout his writing life, evoking aspects of it in...
[The entire page is 2446 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
