In the history of letters, Remy de Gourmont is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Remy de Gourmont as French writer (1858–1915).
Remy de Gourmont was born at Bazoches-au-Houlme in 1858. His recorded nationality is France. He was educated at University of Caen Normandy.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
He worked as writer, poet and novelist.
The writing is recorded in French.
A writer's real subject usually becomes visible only across the whole body of work.
Recognition followed: Saintour Prize (1904).
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.
Remy de Gourmont died in 1915, aged 57. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Saintour Prize — 1904
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