Étienne Pivert de Senancour belongs to the literary record as a writer whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Étienne Pivert de Senancour as French writer (1770-1846).
Étienne Pivert de Senancour was born at Paris in 1770. His recorded nationality is France. He was educated at University of Paris.
The eighteenth century built the literary marketplace - periodicals, subscription publishing, and readers who paid.
He worked as writer, novelist and diarist.
The writing is recorded in French.
His work is classed as epistolary novel, diary and psychological novel.
Literature is judged by re-reading, which is a slower and harsher test than acclaim.
That the work was written from France matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Étienne Pivert de Senancour died in 1846, aged 76. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Genres: epistolary novel, diary and psychological novel
