Jean Lorrain Writer

Jean Lorrain (August 9, 1855 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime – June 30, 1906) born Paul Duval, was a French poet and novelist of the Symbolist school.Lorrain was a dedicated disciple of dandyism, and openly gay. He contributed to the satirical weekly Le Courrier français. Lorrain wrote a number of collections of verse, including La forêt bleue (1883) and L'ombre ardente, (1897). He is also remembered for his decadent novels and short stories, such as Monsieur de Phocas (1901) and Histoires des masques (1900), as well as for one of his best novels, Sonyeuse, which he links to portraits exhibited by Antonio de La Gandara in 1893. He also wrote the libretto to Pierre de Bréville's 1910 opera Éros vainqueur.

Personal facts

Jean Lorrain
Birth dateAugust 09, 1855
Birth namePaul Alexandre Martin Duval
Birth place
Fécamp
Nationality
French language
Date of deathJune 30, 1906
Place of death
Fécamp
Resting place
Seine-Maritime

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External resources

  1. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bib_lisieux/lorrain.htm
  2. http://poesie.webnet.fr/auteurs/lorrain.html
  3. http://www.glbtq.com/literature/lorrain_j.html