SettingsFrench novelists
Abdelwahab Meddeb
Abdelwahab Meddeb (born 1946) is an award-winning French-language poet, novelist, essayist, translator, editor, Islamic scholar, cultural critic, political commentator, radio producer, public in...
Abdelwahab Meddeb (born 1946) is an award-winning French-language poet, novelist, essayist, translator, editor, Islamic scholar, cultural critic, political commentator, radio producer, public in...
Abel Bonnard
Abel Bonnard was a French poet, novelist and politician.
Abel Bonnard was a French poet, novelist and politician.
Abel Hermant
Abel Hermant was a French novelist, playwright, essayist and writer, and member of the Académie Française.
Abel Hermant was a French novelist, playwright, essayist and writer, and member of the Académie Française.
Adelaide Filleul, Marquise de Souza-Botelho
Adélaïde-Emilie Filleul, Marquise de Souza-Botelho was a French writer.
Adélaïde-Emilie Filleul, Marquise de Souza-Botelho was a French writer.
Adolphe Chenevière
Adolphe Chenevière, D.ès.L. was a fin de siècle French novelist, short story writer, and literary scholar.
Adolphe Chenevière, D.ès.L. was a fin de siècle French novelist, short story writer, and literary scholar.
Adrien Bertrand
Adrien Bertrand was a French novelist whose short career was punctuated by a series of striking surrealist anti-war novels, written as Bertrand lay dying from complications involved in a wound h...
Adrien Bertrand was a French novelist whose short career was punctuated by a series of striking surrealist anti-war novels, written as Bertrand lay dying from complications involved in a wound h...
Adrien Goetz
Adrien Goetz (born 1966 in Caen, Calvados) is a French art critic and novelist.
Adrien Goetz (born 1966 in Caen, Calvados) is a French art critic and novelist.
Agnès Desarthe
Agnès Desarthe is a French writer.
Agnès Desarthe is a French writer.
Alain Absire
Alain Absire is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1984, for L'Égal de Dieu.
Alain Absire is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1984, for L'Égal de Dieu.
Alain Badiou
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Alain Etchegoyen
Alain Etchegoyen (November 6, 1951, Lille – April 9 2007, Le Mans), was a philosopher and novelist.
Alain Etchegoyen (November 6, 1951, Lille – April 9 2007, Le Mans), was a philosopher and novelist.
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Alain Robbe-Grillet, was a French writer and filmmaker.
Alain Robbe-Grillet, was a French writer and filmmaker.
Alain Tasso
Alain Tasso is a Franco-Lebanese poet, painter, essayist, literary critic and art critic, born in Beirut on July 22, 1962.
Alain Tasso is a Franco-Lebanese poet, painter, essayist, literary critic and art critic, born in Beirut on July 22, 1962.
Alain-Fournier
Alain-Fournier was the pseudonym of Henri Alban-Fournier, a French author and soldier.
Alain-Fournier was the pseudonym of Henri Alban-Fournier, a French author and soldier.
Alain-René Lesage
Alain-René Lesage (6 May 1668 – 17 November 1747; older spelling Le Sage) was a French novelist and playwright.
Alain-René Lesage (6 May 1668 – 17 November 1747; older spelling Le Sage) was a French novelist and playwright.
Albert Camus
Albert Camus (; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French author, journalist, and philosopher.
Albert Camus (; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French author, journalist, and philosopher.
Albert Dieudonné
Albert Dieudonné was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and novelist.
Albert Dieudonné was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and novelist.
Albert Memmi
Albert Memmi (ألبرت ميمي; born December 15, 1920 in Tunis) is a Tunisian Jewish writer and essayist who migrated to France.
Albert Memmi (ألبرت ميمي; born December 15, 1920 in Tunis) is a Tunisian Jewish writer and essayist who migrated to France.
Albert Simonin
Albert Simonin (1905–1980) was a French novelist and scriptwriter.
Albert Simonin (1905–1980) was a French novelist and scriptwriter.
Aleksandar Josipović
Aleksandar Josipović is French artist Yugoslavian background, former Yugoslavian Dance Champion and professional dancer, dance teacher, lecturer, coach, educator, speaker and author.
Aleksandar Josipović is French artist Yugoslavian background, former Yugoslavian Dance Champion and professional dancer, dance teacher, lecturer, coach, educator, speaker and author.
Alexandre Bisson
Alexandre Charles Auguste Bisson (April 9, 1848 – January 27, 1912) was an important French playwright, vaudeville creator, and novelist.
Alexandre Charles Auguste Bisson (April 9, 1848 – January 27, 1912) was an important French playwright, vaudeville creator, and novelist.
Alexandre Chatrian
Alexandre Chatrian was a French writer, associated with the region of Alsace-Lorraine.
Alexandre Chatrian was a French writer, associated with the region of Alsace-Lorraine.
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas,, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him on...
Alexandre Dumas,, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him on...
Alexandre Jardin
Alexandre Jardin is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1988, for Le Zèbre.
Alexandre Jardin is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1988, for Le Zèbre.
Alexis Jenni
Alexis Jenni is a French novelist and biology teacher.
Alexis Jenni is a French novelist and biology teacher.
Alfred Capus
Alfred Capus (November 25, 1858 – November 1, 1922) was a French journalist and playwright, born in Aix-en-Provence and deceased in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Alfred Capus (November 25, 1858 – November 1, 1922) was a French journalist and playwright, born in Aix-en-Provence and deceased in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Alfred de Vigny
Alfred Victor de Vigny (27 March 1797 – 17 September 1863) was a French poet, playwright, and novelist.
Alfred Victor de Vigny (27 March 1797 – 17 September 1863) was a French poet, playwright, and novelist.
Alphonse Boudard
Alphonse Boudard (17 December 1925 in Paris - 14 January 2000 in Nice) is a French novelist and playwright.
Alphonse Boudard (17 December 1925 in Paris - 14 January 2000 in Nice) is a French novelist and playwright.
Alphonse Royer
Alphonse Royer, was a French author, dramatist and theatre manager, most remembered today for having written the librettos for Gaetano Donizetti's opera La favorite and Giuseppe Verdi's Jé...
Alphonse Royer, was a French author, dramatist and theatre manager, most remembered today for having written the librettos for Gaetano Donizetti's opera La favorite and Giuseppe Verdi's Jé...
Amanda Lear
Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist.
Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist.
Amélie Sarn
Amélie Sarn-Cantin (born March 4, 1970) is a French author, comic book writer and translator.
Amélie Sarn-Cantin (born March 4, 1970) is a French author, comic book writer and translator.
Anatole France
Anatole France, born François-Anatole Thibault, was a French poet, journalist, and novelist.
Anatole France, born François-Anatole Thibault, was a French poet, journalist, and novelist.
André Birabeau
André Birabeau (1890-1974) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
André Birabeau (1890-1974) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
André Caroff
André Caroff (pseudonym of André Carpouzis) (1924, Paris - March 9, 2009) was a French author of science fiction and horror.
André Caroff (pseudonym of André Carpouzis) (1924, Paris - March 9, 2009) was a French author of science fiction and horror.
André Chamson
André Chamson (6 June 1900 - 9 November 1983) was a French archivist, novelist and essayist.
André Chamson (6 June 1900 - 9 November 1983) was a French archivist, novelist and essayist.
André Gide
André Paul Guillaume Gide was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1947.
André Paul Guillaume Gide was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1947.
André Lichtenberger
André Lichtenberger (1870, in Strasbourg - 1940, in Paris) was a French novelist and sociologist.
André Lichtenberger (1870, in Strasbourg - 1940, in Paris) was a French novelist and sociologist.
André Malraux
André Malraux DSO was a French novelist, art theorist and Minister for Cultural Affairs.
André Malraux DSO was a French novelist, art theorist and Minister for Cultural Affairs.
André Robert de Nerciat
André Robert de Nerciat (1739, Dijon – 1800) was a French novelist, best known for his novel Le Diable au corps.
André Robert de Nerciat (1739, Dijon – 1800) was a French novelist, best known for his novel Le Diable au corps.
André Schwarz-Bart
André Schwarz-Bart (May 28, 1928, Metz, Moselle - September 30, 2006, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) was a French novelist of Polish-Jewish origins.
André Schwarz-Bart (May 28, 1928, Metz, Moselle - September 30, 2006, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) was a French novelist of Polish-Jewish origins.
André Stil
André Stil was a French novelist, short story writer, occasional poet, and political activist.
André Stil was a French novelist, short story writer, occasional poet, and political activist.
Andrée Chedid
Andrée Chedid (أندريه شديد) (20 March 1920 – 6 February 2011) was a French poet and novelist of Lebanese descent.
Andrée Chedid (أندريه شديد) (20 March 1920 – 6 February 2011) was a French poet and novelist of Lebanese descent.
Angelo Rinaldi
Angelo Rinaldi is a French writer and literary critic.
Angelo Rinaldi is a French writer and literary critic.
Angélique Arnaud
Angélique Arnaud (1799–1884) was a French novelist and feminist writer.
Angélique Arnaud (1799–1884) was a French novelist and feminist writer.
Anna de Noailles
Anna, Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles (15 November 1876 – 30 April 1933), was a Romanian-French writer.
Anna, Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles (15 November 1876 – 30 April 1933), was a Romanian-French writer.
Anna Gavalda
Anna Gavalda (born 9 December 1970 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French teacher and award-winning novelist.
Anna Gavalda (born 9 December 1970 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French teacher and award-winning novelist.
Anne Desclos
Anne Desclos was a French journalist and novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms Dominique Aury and Pauline Réage.
Anne Desclos was a French journalist and novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms Dominique Aury and Pauline Réage.
Anne Golon
Anne Golon (born December 19, 1921, Toulon, Var) is a French author, better known to English-speaking readers as Sergeanne Golon.
Anne Golon (born December 19, 1921, Toulon, Var) is a French author, better known to English-speaking readers as Sergeanne Golon.
Anne Wiazemsky
Princess Anne Wiazemsky (born 14 May 1947 in Berlin, West Germany) is a French actress and novelist, of the Russian Rurikid family of Princes Vyazemsky-Counts Levashov.
Princess Anne Wiazemsky (born 14 May 1947 in Berlin, West Germany) is a French actress and novelist, of the Russian Rurikid family of Princes Vyazemsky-Counts Levashov.
Anne-Hyacinthe de Colleville
Anne-Hyacinthe de Saint-Léger de Colleville was a French novelist and dramatist.
Anne-Hyacinthe de Saint-Léger de Colleville was a French novelist and dramatist.
Annie Ernaux
Annie Ernaux (born in Lillebonne, Seine-Maritime on 1 September 1940) is a French writer.
Annie Ernaux (born in Lillebonne, Seine-Maritime on 1 September 1940) is a French writer.
Antoine Bello
Antoine Bello (born March 25, 1970) is a French-American author born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Antoine Bello (born March 25, 1970) is a French-American author born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Antoine Blondin
Antoine Blondin (11 April 1922, Paris - 7 June 1991, Paris) was a French writer.
Antoine Blondin (11 April 1922, Paris - 7 June 1991, Paris) was a French writer.
Antoine de Lévis Mirepoix
Antoine Pierre Marie François Joseph de Lévis-Mirepoix was a French historian, novelist and essayist.
Antoine Pierre Marie François Joseph de Lévis-Mirepoix was a French historian, novelist and essayist.
Antoine de Nervèze
Antoine de Nervèze (c. 1570 – after 1622) was a French nobleman and writer of novels, translations, letters and moral works at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries.
Antoine de Nervèze (c. 1570 – after 1622) was a French nobleman and writer of novels, translations, letters and moral works at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry, was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry, was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator.
Antoine François Prévost
Antoine François Prévost (Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles) (April 1, 1697 – December 23, 1763), usually known simply as the Abbé Prévost, was a French author and novelist.
Antoine François Prévost (Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles) (April 1, 1697 – December 23, 1763), usually known simply as the Abbé Prévost, was a French author and novelist.
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert was a prolific French novelist, and a writer of historical fiction, poetry, non-fiction, stage plays, and short stories.
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert was a prolific French novelist, and a writer of historical fiction, poetry, non-fiction, stage plays, and short stories.
Ariel Kenig
Ariel Kenig (born June 24, 1983) is a French writer.
Ariel Kenig (born June 24, 1983) is a French writer.
Arnould Galopin
Arnould Galopin (1865, Marbeuf, Eure - 1934) was a prolific French writer with more than 50 novels to his credit.
Arnould Galopin (1865, Marbeuf, Eure - 1934) was a prolific French writer with more than 50 novels to his credit.
Arsène Houssaye
Arsène Houssaye (28 March 1815 - 26 February 1896), French novelist, poet and man of letters, was born at Bruyères (Aisne), near Laon.
Arsène Houssaye (28 March 1815 - 26 February 1896), French novelist, poet and man of letters, was born at Bruyères (Aisne), near Laon.
Arthur Bernède
Arthur Bernède (5 January 1871 – 20 March 1937) was a French writer, poet, opera libretist, and playwright.
Arthur Bernède (5 January 1871 – 20 March 1937) was a French writer, poet, opera libretist, and playwright.
Arthur de Gobineau
Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau (14 July 1816, Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine – 13 October 1882, Turin) was a French aristocrat, novelist and man of letters who became famous for developing...
Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau (14 July 1816, Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine – 13 October 1882, Turin) was a French aristocrat, novelist and man of letters who became famous for developing...
Auguste Defauconpret
Auguste Jean-Baptiste Defauconpret was a French man of letters.
Auguste Jean-Baptiste Defauconpret was a French man of letters.
Auguste Hilarion, comte de Kératry
Auguste Hilarion, comte de Kératry (December 28, 1769 - November 7, 1859), was a French poet, novelist, short story writer, literary critic, historian, and politician.
Auguste Hilarion, comte de Kératry (December 28, 1769 - November 7, 1859), was a French poet, novelist, short story writer, literary critic, historian, and politician.
Auguste Maquet
Auguste Maquet (13 September 1813, Paris – 8 January 1888) was a French author, best known as the chief collaborator of French novelist Alexandre Dumas, père, co-writing such works as The Co...
Auguste Maquet (13 September 1813, Paris – 8 January 1888) was a French author, best known as the chief collaborator of French novelist Alexandre Dumas, père, co-writing such works as The Co...
Aurélien Scholl
Aurelien Scholl (July 13, 1833 in Bordeaux - 1902), was a French author and journalist.
Aurelien Scholl (July 13, 1833 in Bordeaux - 1902), was a French author and journalist.
Azouz Begag
Azouz Begag, is a French writer, politician and researcher in economics and sociology at the CNRS. He was the delegate minister for equal opportunities of France in the government of French Prim...
Azouz Begag, is a French writer, politician and researcher in economics and sociology at the CNRS. He was the delegate minister for equal opportunities of France in the government of French Prim...
Beatrice Hammer
Béatrice Hammer is a French writer, primarily a children's author.
Béatrice Hammer is a French writer, primarily a children's author.
Bernard Giraudeau
Bernard Giraudeau (18 June 1947 – 17 July 2010) was a French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer.
Bernard Giraudeau (18 June 1947 – 17 July 2010) was a French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer.
Bernard Privat
Bernard Privat (1914-1985) was a French writer and editor.
Bernard Privat (1914-1985) was a French writer and editor.
Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
Bertrand Poirot-Delpech was a French journalist, essayist and novelist.
Bertrand Poirot-Delpech was a French journalist, essayist and novelist.
Bertrand Visage
Bertrand Visage is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1984, for Tous les soleils.
Bertrand Visage is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1984, for Tous les soleils.
Binet-Valmer
Jean-Auguste-Gustave Binet (June 3, 1875–April 20, 1940), also known as Binet-Valmer, was a Franco-Swiss novelist and journalist.
Jean-Auguste-Gustave Binet (June 3, 1875–April 20, 1940), also known as Binet-Valmer, was a Franco-Swiss novelist and journalist.
Blaise Cendrars
Frédéric Louis Sauser, better known as Blaise Cendrars, was a Swiss novelist and poet naturalized French in 1916.
Frédéric Louis Sauser, better known as Blaise Cendrars, was a Swiss novelist and poet naturalized French in 1916.
Camille Laurens
Camille Laurens is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2000, for Dans ces bras-là.
Camille Laurens is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2000, for Dans ces bras-là.
Camille Mauclair
Séverin Faust, better known by his pseudonym Camille Mauclair, was a French poet, novelist, biographer, travel writer, and art critic.
Séverin Faust, better known by his pseudonym Camille Mauclair, was a French poet, novelist, biographer, travel writer, and art critic.
Carina Rozenfeld
Carina Rozenfeld is a French author who writes children's books in the science-fiction and fantasy genres.
Carina Rozenfeld is a French author who writes children's books in the science-fiction and fantasy genres.
Catherine Breillat
Catherine Breillat is a French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School.
Catherine Breillat is a French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School.
Catherine Enjolet
Catherine Enjolet (born in Paris) is a French novelist and essayist.
Catherine Enjolet (born in Paris) is a French novelist and essayist.
Catherine Hermary-Vieille
Catherine Hermary-Vieille is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1981, for Le Grand Vizir de la nuit.
Catherine Hermary-Vieille is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1981, for Le Grand Vizir de la nuit.
Catherine Rihoit
Catherine Rihoit (Born in Caen in 1950) is a French woman of letters.
Catherine Rihoit (Born in Caen in 1950) is a French woman of letters.
Champfleury
Jules François Felix Fleury-Husson (1820 Laon, Aisne - 1889 Sèvres), who wrote under the name Champfleury, was a French art critic and novelist, a prominent supporter of the Realist movem...
Jules François Felix Fleury-Husson (1820 Laon, Aisne - 1889 Sèvres), who wrote under the name Champfleury, was a French art critic and novelist, a prominent supporter of the Realist movem...
Chantal Thomas
Chantal Thomas is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2002, for Les adieux à la reine.
Chantal Thomas is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2002, for Les adieux à la reine.
Charles Antoine Guillaume Pigault-Lebrun
Charles-Antoine-Guillaume Pigault-Lebrun Pigault de l'Espinoy
8 April 1753 - 24 July 1835 was a French novelist.
Charles-Antoine-Guillaume Pigault-Lebrun Pigault de l'Espinoy
8 April 1753 - 24 July 1835 was a French novelist.
Charles Juliet
Charles Juliet, born on 30 September 1934 in Jujurieux in Ain, is a French poet, playwright and novelist.
Charles Juliet, born on 30 September 1934 in Jujurieux in Ain, is a French poet, playwright and novelist.
Charles Monselet
Charles Monselet was a French journalist, novelist, poet and playwright, nicknamed "the king of the gastronomes" by his contemporaries.
Charles Monselet was a French journalist, novelist, poet and playwright, nicknamed "the king of the gastronomes" by his contemporaries.
Charles Nodier
Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier, was a French author who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte fantastique, gothic literature, vampire tales, and the importance of dreams...
Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier, was a French author who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte fantastique, gothic literature, vampire tales, and the importance of dreams...
Charles Paul de Kock
Charles Paul de Kock (May 21, 1793 in Passy, Paris – April 27, 1871 in Paris) was a French novelist.
Charles Paul de Kock (May 21, 1793 in Passy, Paris – April 27, 1871 in Paris) was a French novelist.
Charles Sorel, sieur de Souvigny
Charles Sorel, sieur de Souvigny was a French novelist and general writer.
Charles Sorel, sieur de Souvigny was a French novelist and general writer.
Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche
Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, (February 19, 1722 – August 11, 1774), was a French author.
Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, (February 19, 1722 – August 11, 1774), was a French author.
Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson
Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson Auguste-Simon-Jean-Chrysostome Poirson, known as Delestre-Poirson was a French playwright and theatre director.
Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson Auguste-Simon-Jean-Chrysostome Poirson, known as Delestre-Poirson was a French playwright and theatre director.
Charles-Louis Philippe
Charles-Louis Philippe, French novelist, was born in Cérilly, Allier, Auvergne, on 4 August 1874, and died in Paris on 21 December 1909.
Charles-Louis Philippe, French novelist, was born in Cérilly, Allier, Auvergne, on 4 August 1874, and died in Paris on 21 December 1909.
Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte d'Arlincourt
Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte d'Arlincourt was a French novelist, born at the Château de Mérantais, Magny-les-Hameaux, Yvelines.
Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte d'Arlincourt was a French novelist, born at the Château de Mérantais, Magny-les-Hameaux, Yvelines.
Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force
Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force or Mademoiselle de La Force (1654–1724) was a French novelist and poet who was dauphine to Louis XIV. Her best-known work was her 1698 fairy tale Pe...
Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force or Mademoiselle de La Force (1654–1724) was a French novelist and poet who was dauphine to Louis XIV. Her best-known work was her 1698 fairy tale Pe...
Chloé Delaume
Chloé Delaume (born 1973 in Paris) is a French award-winning novelist, performer, musician, and occasional singer.
Chloé Delaume (born 1973 in Paris) is a French award-winning novelist, performer, musician, and occasional singer.
Christian Giudicelli
Christian Giudicelli is a French novelist, literary critic.
Christian Giudicelli is a French novelist, literary critic.
Christian Jacq
Christian Jacq (born 28 April 1947) is a French author and Egyptologist.
Christian Jacq (born 28 April 1947) is a French author and Egyptologist.
Christiane Baroche
Christiane Baroche is a French novelist, and short story writer.
Christiane Baroche is a French novelist, and short story writer.
Christine Adamo
Christine Adamo is a French writer who comes from the world of the sciences.
Christine Adamo is a French writer who comes from the world of the sciences.
Christophe Honoré
Christophe Honoré is a French writer and film director born in Carhaix, Finistère in 1970.
Christophe Honoré is a French writer and film director born in Carhaix, Finistère in 1970.
Chrétien de Troyes
Chrétien de Troyes was a French poet and trouvère who flourished in the late 12th century.
Chrétien de Troyes was a French poet and trouvère who flourished in the late 12th century.
Cizia Zykë
Cizia Zykë (born Jean-Charles Zykë; c. 1949 – 27 September 2011) was a French writer and adventurer born in Morocco.
Cizia Zykë (born Jean-Charles Zykë; c. 1949 – 27 September 2011) was a French writer and adventurer born in Morocco.
Claire de Duras
Claire, Duchess of Duras was a French writer best known for her 1823 novel called Ourika, which examines issues of racial and sexual equality, and which inspired the 1969 John Fowles novel '...
Claire, Duchess of Duras was a French writer best known for her 1823 novel called Ourika, which examines issues of racial and sexual equality, and which inspired the 1969 John Fowles novel '...
Claude Cariguel
Claude Cariguel is a French writer and novelist.
Claude Cariguel is a French writer and novelist.
Claude Faraggi
Claude Faraggi was a French writer, best known for his 1975 novel, Le Maître d'heure, which won the Prix Femina.
Claude Faraggi was a French writer, best known for his 1975 novel, Le Maître d'heure, which won the Prix Femina.
Claude Farrère
Claude Farrère, pseudonym of Frédéric-Charles Bargone, was a French author of novels set in such exotic locations as Istanbul, Saigon, and Nagasaki.
Claude Farrère, pseudonym of Frédéric-Charles Bargone, was a French author of novels set in such exotic locations as Istanbul, Saigon, and Nagasaki.
Claude Ollier
Claude Ollier (born in Paris in 1922) is a French writer closely associated with Alain Robbe-Grillet and the nouveau roman literary movement.
Claude Ollier (born in Paris in 1922) is a French writer closely associated with Alain Robbe-Grillet and the nouveau roman literary movement.
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (February 13, 1707 – April 12, 1777) was a French novelist.
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (February 13, 1707 – April 12, 1777) was a French novelist.
Claude Simon
Claude Simon (10 October 1913 – 6 July 2005) was a French novelist and the 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature.
Claude Simon (10 October 1913 – 6 July 2005) was a French novelist and the 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature.
Clovis Hugues
Clovis Hugues was a French poet, journalist, dramatist, novelist, and socialist activist.
Clovis Hugues was a French poet, journalist, dramatist, novelist, and socialist activist.
Clément Lépidis
Clément Lépidis was a French novelist of Greek descent.
Clément Lépidis was a French novelist of Greek descent.
Colette Audry
Colette Audry (1906 in Orange, Vaucluse – 1990 at Issy-les-Moulineaux) was a French novelist, screenwriter, and critic.
Colette Audry (1906 in Orange, Vaucluse – 1990 at Issy-les-Moulineaux) was a French novelist, screenwriter, and critic.
Colette Peignot
Colette Peignot (October 8, 1903 - November 7, 1938) was a French author who is most known by the pseudonym Laure, but also wrote under the name Claude Araxe.
Colette Peignot (October 8, 1903 - November 7, 1938) was a French author who is most known by the pseudonym Laure, but also wrote under the name Claude Araxe.
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (September 15, 1916 – June 22, 1992, Paris, France) was a Romanian writer, best known for his 1949 novel, The 25th Hour.
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (September 15, 1916 – June 22, 1992, Paris, France) was a Romanian writer, best known for his 1949 novel, The 25th Hour.
Countess Dash
Gabrielle-Anna-Cisterne de Courtiras, Vicomtesse de Saint-Mars (2 August 1804, Poitiers - 11 September 1872), nom de plume Countess Dash was a French writer.
Gabrielle-Anna-Cisterne de Courtiras, Vicomtesse de Saint-Mars (2 August 1804, Poitiers - 11 September 1872), nom de plume Countess Dash was a French writer.
Cyril Collard
Cyril Collard was a French author, filmmaker, composer, and actor.
Cyril Collard was a French author, filmmaker, composer, and actor.
Célia Bertin
Célia Bertin is a French writer, biographer, and winner of the 1953 Prix Renaudot.
Célia Bertin is a French writer, biographer, and winner of the 1953 Prix Renaudot.
César Vichard de Saint-Réal
César Vichard de Saint-Réal (1639–1692) was a French polygraph.
César Vichard de Saint-Réal (1639–1692) was a French polygraph.
Dai Sijie
Dai Sijie is a French author and filmmaker of Chinese ancestry.
Dai Sijie is a French author and filmmaker of Chinese ancestry.
Dan Franck
Dan Franck (born 17 October 1952 Paris) is a French novelist.
Dan Franck (born 17 October 1952 Paris) is a French novelist.
Daniel Boulanger
Daniel Boulanger (Compiègne, Oise, 24 January 1922) is a French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter.
Daniel Boulanger (Compiègne, Oise, 24 January 1922) is a French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter.
Daniel Lesueur
Daniel Lesueur was the nom de plume of Jeanne Lapauze, née Loiseau (1860 - 1920), a French poet and novelist.
Daniel Lesueur was the nom de plume of Jeanne Lapauze, née Loiseau (1860 - 1920), a French poet and novelist.
Daniel-Rops
Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian whose real name was Henri Petiot.
Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian whose real name was Henri Petiot.
Danielle Collobert
Danielle Collobert was a French author, poet and journalist, born in Rostrenen, Côtes-d'Armor on 23 July 1940.
Danielle Collobert was a French author, poet and journalist, born in Rostrenen, Côtes-d'Armor on 23 July 1940.
David Foenkinos
David Foenkinos (born 1974) is a French author and screenwriter.
David Foenkinos (born 1974) is a French author and screenwriter.
Delphine de Girardin
Delphine de Girardin (January 24, 1804, Aachen – June 29, 1855, Paris), pen name Vicomte Delaunay, was a French author.
Delphine de Girardin (January 24, 1804, Aachen – June 29, 1855, Paris), pen name Vicomte Delaunay, was a French author.
Desfontaines-Lavallée
François-Georges Fouques Deshayes (1733, Caen - 25 November 1825, Paris), known as Desfontaines or Desfontaines-Lavallée, was a French writer and playwright Before the French Revolut...
François-Georges Fouques Deshayes (1733, Caen - 25 November 1825, Paris), known as Desfontaines or Desfontaines-Lavallée, was a French writer and playwright Before the French Revolut...
Didier Daeninckx
Didier Daeninckx (born April 27, 1949, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French author and left-wing politician, best known for his romans noirs.
Didier Daeninckx (born April 27, 1949, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French author and left-wing politician, best known for his romans noirs.
Didier Van Cauwelaert
Didier Van Cauwelaert (born July 29, 1960) is a French author who was born in Nice.
Didier Van Cauwelaert (born July 29, 1960) is a French author who was born in Nice.
Dominique Fabre (novelist)
Dominique Fabre 30.06.1929
Is the French novelist of such works as Un beau monstre which received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 1968.
Dominique Fabre 30.06.1929
Is the French novelist of such works as Un beau monstre which received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 1968.
Dominique Fernandez
Dominique Fernandez is an openly homosexual French novelist and member of the Académie française.
Dominique Fernandez is an openly homosexual French novelist and member of the Académie française.
Dominique Noguez
Dominique Noguez is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1997, for Amour noir.
Dominique Noguez is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1997, for Amour noir.
Dorvigny
Louis-François Archambault (30 March 1742, Paris - 5 January 1812, Paris), stage name Dorvigny, was a French novelist, actor and playwright, and the inventor of janotism.
Louis-François Archambault (30 March 1742, Paris - 5 January 1812, Paris), stage name Dorvigny, was a French novelist, actor and playwright, and the inventor of janotism.
Edmond de Goncourt
Edmond de Goncourt (May 26, 1822 – July 16, 1896), born Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt, was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the...
Edmond de Goncourt (May 26, 1822 – July 16, 1896), born Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt, was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the...
Edmond François Valentin About
Edmond François Valentin About (14 February 1828 – 16 January 1885) was a French novelist, publicist and journalist.
Edmond François Valentin About (14 February 1828 – 16 January 1885) was a French novelist, publicist and journalist.
Edmond Jaloux
Edmond Jaloux was a French novelist, essayist, and critic.
Edmond Jaloux was a French novelist, essayist, and critic.
Edmond Puységur
Edmond Puységur is a 20th century French novelist.
Edmond Puységur is a 20th century French novelist.
Edmé Boursault
Edmé Boursault (October 1638 – 15 September 1701) was a French dramatist and miscellaneous writer, born at Mussy l'Evéque, now Mussy-sur-Seine (Aube).
Edmé Boursault (October 1638 – 15 September 1701) was a French dramatist and miscellaneous writer, born at Mussy l'Evéque, now Mussy-sur-Seine (Aube).
Elias Schwarzfeld
Elias Schwarzfeld or Schwartzfeld (אליאס (אליהו) שוורצפלד; March 7, 1855 – 1915) was a Moldavian-born Romanian Jewish historian, essayist, novelist and newspaperman, also known as a ...
Elias Schwarzfeld or Schwartzfeld (אליאס (אליהו) שוורצפלד; March 7, 1855 – 1915) was a Moldavian-born Romanian Jewish historian, essayist, novelist and newspaperman, also known as a ...
Elsa Triolet
Elsa Yur'evna Triolet (September 12 (or September 24) 1896 - June 16, 1970) was a French writer.
Elsa Yur'evna Triolet (September 12 (or September 24) 1896 - June 16, 1970) was a French writer.
Emile Pouvillon
Emile Pouvillon (1840 - 1906), French novelist, was born at Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne).
Emile Pouvillon (1840 - 1906), French novelist, was born at Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne).
Emmanuel Roblès
Emmanuel Roblès was an Algerian-French author.
Emmanuel Roblès was an Algerian-French author.
Emmanuelle Arsan
Emmanuelle Arsan, the pen name of Marayat Rollet-Andriane, born in 1932 as Marayat Bibidh, is a French actress of Eurasian origin.
Emmanuelle Arsan, the pen name of Marayat Rollet-Andriane, born in 1932 as Marayat Bibidh, is a French actress of Eurasian origin.
Erckmann-Chatrian
Erckmann-Chatrian was the name used by French authors Émile Erckmann (1822–1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (1826–1890), nearly all of whose works were jointly written.
Erckmann-Chatrian was the name used by French authors Émile Erckmann (1822–1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (1826–1890), nearly all of whose works were jointly written.
Eric Fottorino
Eric Fottorino,, is a French journalist and writer.
Eric Fottorino,, is a French journalist and writer.
Ernest-Aimé Feydeau
Ernest-Aimé Feydeau (16 March 1821 – 27 October 1873) was a French writer and the father of the notorious comic playwright Georges Feydeau.
Ernest-Aimé Feydeau (16 March 1821 – 27 October 1873) was a French writer and the father of the notorious comic playwright Georges Feydeau.
Eugenie Foa
Eugenie Foa (Bordeaux, 1796 - Paris, 1852) was a French writer.
Eugenie Foa (Bordeaux, 1796 - Paris, 1852) was a French writer.
Eugène Dabit
Eugene Dabit was a French socialist writer.
Eugene Dabit was a French socialist writer.
Florence Noiville
Florence Noiville, a French author and journalist, is a long time staff writer for Le Monde and editor of foreign fiction for Le Monde des Livres, the literary supplement of Le Monde.
Florence Noiville, a French author and journalist, is a long time staff writer for Le Monde and editor of foreign fiction for Le Monde des Livres, the literary supplement of Le Monde.
Fortuné du Boisgobey
Fortuné Hippolyte Auguste Castille, under the nom de plume Fortuné du Boisgobey, was a French novelist.
Fortuné Hippolyte Auguste Castille, under the nom de plume Fortuné du Boisgobey, was a French novelist.
Francis Ambrière
Francis Ambrière (September 27, 1907 – 1 July 1998) was a French author who was selected for the Prix Goncourt in 1940, for his book Les Grandes Vacances; the prize was awarded in 1946 becau...
Francis Ambrière (September 27, 1907 – 1 July 1998) was a French author who was selected for the Prix Goncourt in 1940, for his book Les Grandes Vacances; the prize was awarded in 1946 becau...
Francis de Miomandre
Francis de Miomandre (1880–1959) was a French novelist and well-known translator from Spanish into French.
Francis de Miomandre (1880–1959) was a French novelist and well-known translator from Spanish into French.
Franck Gordon
Franck Gordon, né le à Châlons-en-Champagne, est ingénieur, homme de lettres et romancier français.
Franck Gordon, né le à Châlons-en-Champagne, est ingénieur, homme de lettres et romancier français.
François Béroalde de Verville
François Béroalde de Verville (Paris, 27 April 1556 – 19-26 October 1626) was a French Renaissance novelist, poet and intellectual.
François Béroalde de Verville (Paris, 27 April 1556 – 19-26 October 1626) was a French Renaissance novelist, poet and intellectual.
François Coppée
François Edouard Joachim Coppée (26 January 1842 – 23 May 1908) was a French poet and novelist.
François Edouard Joachim Coppée (26 January 1842 – 23 May 1908) was a French poet and novelist.
François du Souhait
François du Souhait (between 1570 and 1580 – 1617, Nancy) was a French language author (translator, novelist, poet, satirist, moral philosopher) of the late 16th and early 17th century fro...
François du Souhait (between 1570 and 1580 – 1617, Nancy) was a French language author (translator, novelist, poet, satirist, moral philosopher) of the late 16th and early 17th century fro...
François Lelord
François Lelord (born 22 June 1953 in Paris) is a French psychiatrist and author.
François Lelord (born 22 June 1953 in Paris) is a French psychiatrist and author.
François Mauriac
François Mauriac (11 October 1885 – 1 September 1970) was a French author; member of the Académie française (1933); laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952).
François Mauriac (11 October 1885 – 1 September 1970) was a French author; member of the Académie française (1933); laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952).
François Nourissier
François Nourissier was a French journalist and writer.
François Nourissier was a French journalist and writer.
François Rabelais
François Rabelais was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar.
François Rabelais was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar.
François Sonkin
François Sonkin is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1978, for Un amour de père.
François Sonkin is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1978, for Un amour de père.
François Sureau
François Sureau (born 1957) is a French writer, lawyer and technocrat.
François Sureau (born 1957) is a French writer, lawyer and technocrat.
François-René de Chateaubriand
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian.
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian.
François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud
François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud (8 September 1718, Paris – 8 November 1805) was a French writer and dramatist.
François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud (8 September 1718, Paris – 8 November 1805) was a French writer and dramatist.
Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan – real name Françoise Quoirez – was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter.
Françoise Sagan – real name Françoise Quoirez – was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter.
Fred Vargas
Fred Vargas is the pseudonym of the French historian, archaeologist and writer Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau (born 1957 in Paris).
Fred Vargas is the pseudonym of the French historian, archaeologist and writer Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau (born 1957 in Paris).
Freidoune Sahebjam
Freidoune Sahebjam (Persian:) (1933–2008) was a French-Iranian journalist, war correspondent, and novelist who resided in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France.
Freidoune Sahebjam (Persian:) (1933–2008) was a French-Iranian journalist, war correspondent, and novelist who resided in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France.
Frédéric Beigbeder
Frédéric Beigbeder (born 21 September 1965 at Neuilly-Sur-Seine) is a French writer and literary critic.
Frédéric Beigbeder (born 21 September 1965 at Neuilly-Sur-Seine) is a French writer and literary critic.
Frédéric Dard
Frédéric Dard (Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard, June 29, 1921 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère - June 6, 2000 in Switzerland) was a French writer and author of the San-Antonio series.
Frédéric Dard (Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard, June 29, 1921 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère - June 6, 2000 in Switzerland) was a French writer and author of the San-Antonio series.
Frédéric Vitoux
Frédéric Vitoux (born 19 August 1944 in Vitry-aux-Loges, Loiret) is a French writer and journalist.
Frédéric Vitoux (born 19 August 1944 in Vitry-aux-Loges, Loiret) is a French writer and journalist.
Frédéric Vitoux (writer)
Frédéric Vitoux is a French writer and journalist.
Frédéric Vitoux is a French writer and journalist.
Félicien Champsaur
Félicien Champsaur (1858 – 1934) was a French novelist and journalist.
Félicien Champsaur (1858 – 1934) was a French novelist and journalist.
Félicien Marceau
Félicien Marceau was the pen name of Louis Carette a French novelist, playwright and essayist originally from Belgium.
Félicien Marceau was the pen name of Louis Carette a French novelist, playwright and essayist originally from Belgium.
Gabriel Chevallier
Gabriel Chevallier (3 May 1895 – 6 April 1969) was a French novelist widely known as the author of the satire Clochemerle.
Gabriel Chevallier (3 May 1895 – 6 April 1969) was a French novelist widely known as the author of the satire Clochemerle.
Gabriel Sénac de Meilhan
Gabriel Sénac de Meilhan (May 7, 1736 – August 16, 1803) was a French writer.
Gabriel Sénac de Meilhan (May 7, 1736 – August 16, 1803) was a French writer.
Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve
Gabrielle-Reyes Barbot de Villeneuve was a French author influenced by Ryan Stefani, Gabe Reyes, and various précieuse writers.
Gabrielle-Reyes Barbot de Villeneuve was a French author influenced by Ryan Stefani, Gabe Reyes, and various précieuse writers.
Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras
Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras (1644, Montargis – 8 May 1712, Paris) was a French novelist, journalist, pamphleteer and memorialist.
Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras (1644, Montargis – 8 May 1712, Paris) was a French novelist, journalist, pamphleteer and memorialist.
Gauthier de Costes, seigneur de la Calprenède
Gauthier de Costes, seigneur de la Calprenède was a French novelist and dramatist.
Gauthier de Costes, seigneur de la Calprenède was a French novelist and dramatist.
Geneviève Brisac
Geneviève Brisac is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1996, for Week-end de chasse à la mère, a novel translated in English as Losing Eugenio (2000) and referred to in The...
Geneviève Brisac is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1996, for Week-end de chasse à la mère, a novel translated in English as Losing Eugenio (2000) and referred to in The...
Geneviève Fauconnier
Geneviève Fauconnier (Barbezieux, 3 January 1886 - Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac, 11 December 1969) was a French novelist who lived in the south of the Charente département, (France).
Geneviève Fauconnier (Barbezieux, 3 January 1886 - Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac, 11 December 1969) was a French novelist who lived in the south of the Charente département, (France).
George Sand
Amantine (also "Amandine") Lucile Aurore Dupin (, later Baroness (baronne) Dudevant (Paris, 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a Fre...
Amantine (also "Amandine") Lucile Aurore Dupin (, later Baroness (baronne) Dudevant (Paris, 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a Fre...
Georges Bataille
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille was a French intellectual and literary figure working in literature, anthropology, philosophy, economy, sociology and history of art.
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille was a French intellectual and literary figure working in literature, anthropology, philosophy, economy, sociology and history of art.
Georges Belmont
Georges Belmont, born Georges Pelorson was a French writer and literary translator.
Georges Belmont, born Georges Pelorson was a French writer and literary translator.
Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanos (20 February 1888 – 5 July 1948) was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Roman Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was a violent adversary to bourgeois thought an...
Georges Bernanos (20 February 1888 – 5 July 1948) was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Roman Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was a violent adversary to bourgeois thought an...
Georges Blond
Georges Blond, was a French writer.
Georges Blond, was a French writer.
Georges Courteline
Georges Courteline (June 25, 1858 – June 25, 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Georges Courteline (June 25, 1858 – June 25, 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Georges de Scudéry
Georges de Scudéry (22 August 1601 – 14 May 1667), the elder brother of Madeleine de Scudéry, was a French novelist, dramatist and poet.
Georges de Scudéry (22 August 1601 – 14 May 1667), the elder brother of Madeleine de Scudéry, was a French novelist, dramatist and poet.
Georges Lecomte
Georges Lecomte was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote literary, historical and artistic studies.
Georges Lecomte was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote literary, historical and artistic studies.
Georges Perec
Georges Perec was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist and essayist.
Georges Perec was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist and essayist.
Gilbert Cesbron
Gilbert Cesbron (13 January 1913, Paris – 13 August 1979, Paris) was a French novelist.
Gilbert Cesbron (13 January 1913, Paris – 13 August 1979, Paris) was a French novelist.
Gilbert Sinoué
Gilbert Sinoué is a classically trained guitarist and author who has lived in France since the age of 19.
Gilbert Sinoué is a classically trained guitarist and author who has lived in France since the age of 19.
Gisele Pineau
Gisèle Pineau is a French novelist, writer and former psychiatric nurse.
Gisèle Pineau is a French novelist, writer and former psychiatric nurse.
Gisèle Bienne
Gisèle Bienne (born 1946 in Chavanges, Aube) is a French writer who has written many novels.
Gisèle Bienne (born 1946 in Chavanges, Aube) is a French writer who has written many novels.
Guillaume Dustan
Guillaume Dustan (November 29, 1965, Paris – October 3, 2005), born William Baranès, was an openly gay French writer and journalist.
Guillaume Dustan (November 29, 1965, Paris – October 3, 2005), born William Baranès, was an openly gay French writer and journalist.
Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists.
Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists.
Gustave Le Rouge
Gustave Henri Joseph Le Rouge (22 July 1867 - 24 February 1938) was a French writer who embodied the evolution of modern science fiction at the beginning of the 20th century, by moving it away f...
Gustave Henri Joseph Le Rouge (22 July 1867 - 24 February 1938) was a French writer who embodied the evolution of modern science fiction at the beginning of the 20th century, by moving it away f...
Guy de Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents.
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents.
Guy Hocquenghem
Guy Hocquenghem (3 December 1946 – 28 August 1988) was a French writer and queer theorist.
Guy Hocquenghem (3 December 1946 – 28 August 1988) was a French writer and queer theorist.
Guy Mazeline
Guy Mazeline (12 April 1900 Le Havre - 25 May 1996 Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French writer, who won the prix Goncourt in 1932.
Guy Mazeline (12 April 1900 Le Havre - 25 May 1996 Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French writer, who won the prix Goncourt in 1932.
Guyon Guérin de Bouscal
Guyon Guérin de Bouscal (1613–1657) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Guyon Guérin de Bouscal (1613–1657) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Gwenaëlle Aubry
Gwenaëlle Aubry (born 1971) is a French novelist and philosopher.
Gwenaëlle Aubry (born 1971) is a French novelist and philosopher.
Gérard de Cortanze
Gerard de Cortanze (born July 22, 1948 Paris) is a French writer, essayist, translator and literary critic.
Gerard de Cortanze (born July 22, 1948 Paris) is a French writer, essayist, translator and literary critic.
Gérard de Villiers
Gérard de Villiers is a French writer, journalist and editor.
Gérard de Villiers is a French writer, journalist and editor.
Han Ryner
Jacques Élie Henri Ambroise Ner (7 December 1861 - February 6, 1938), also known by the pseudonym Han Ryner, was a French individualist anarchist philosopher and activist and a n...
Jacques Élie Henri Ambroise Ner (7 December 1861 - February 6, 1938), also known by the pseudonym Han Ryner, was a French individualist anarchist philosopher and activist and a n...
Hector Bianciotti
Hector Bianciotti is an Argentine-born French author and member of the Académie française.
Hector Bianciotti is an Argentine-born French author and member of the Académie française.
Hector Malot
Hector Malot (May 20, 1830 - July 17, 1907) was a French writer born in La Bouille, Seine-Maritime.
Hector Malot (May 20, 1830 - July 17, 1907) was a French writer born in La Bouille, Seine-Maritime.
Henri de Latouche
Hyacinthe-Joseph Alexandre Thabaud de Latouche, commonly known as Henri de Latouche (2 February 1785 - 9 March 1851) was a French poet and novelist known for his publication of André Chéni...
Hyacinthe-Joseph Alexandre Thabaud de Latouche, commonly known as Henri de Latouche (2 February 1785 - 9 March 1851) was a French poet and novelist known for his publication of André Chéni...
Henri Deberly
Henri Deberly, born in 1882 in Amiens and died in 1947, was a French writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1926.
Henri Deberly, born in 1882 in Amiens and died in 1947, was a French writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1926.
Henri Fauconnier
Henri Fauconnier (26 February 1879 Musset Barbezieux (Charente) - 14 April 1973 Paris) was a French writer, known mainly for his novel, Malaysia, which won the Prix Goncourt in 1930.
Henri Fauconnier (26 February 1879 Musset Barbezieux (Charente) - 14 April 1973 Paris) was a French writer, known mainly for his novel, Malaysia, which won the Prix Goncourt in 1930.
Henri Ghéon
Henri Ghéon (March 15, 1875 - June 13, 1944), born Henri Vangeon in Bray-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, was a French playwright, novelist, poet and critic.
Henri Ghéon (March 15, 1875 - June 13, 1944), born Henri Vangeon in Bray-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, was a French playwright, novelist, poet and critic.
Henri Joseph Du Laurens
Henri Joseph Du Laurens (sometimes Dulaurens) (1719 1793 or 97) was a French novelist, author of such works as Le compère Matthieu, Imirce, ou la fille de la nature and L'Arrétin m...
Henri Joseph Du Laurens (sometimes Dulaurens) (1719 1793 or 97) was a French novelist, author of such works as Le compère Matthieu, Imirce, ou la fille de la nature and L'Arrétin m...
Henri Murger
Louis-Henri Murger, also known as Henri Murger and Henry Murger (27 March 1822, Paris - 28 January 1861, Paris) was a French novelist and poet.
Louis-Henri Murger, also known as Henri Murger and Henry Murger (27 March 1822, Paris - 28 January 1861, Paris) was a French novelist and poet.
Henri Pourrat
Henry Pourrat (May 7, 1887 Ambert (Puy de Dome) - July 16, 1959 Ambert) was a French writer and anthropologist who collected the oral literature of the Auvergne.
Henry Pourrat (May 7, 1887 Ambert (Puy de Dome) - July 16, 1959 Ambert) was a French writer and anthropologist who collected the oral literature of the Auvergne.
Henri Thomas
Henri Thomas (December 7, 1912, Anglemont, Vosges – November 3, 1993, Paris) was a French writer and poet.
Henri Thomas (December 7, 1912, Anglemont, Vosges – November 3, 1993, Paris) was a French writer and poet.
Henri-Lambert de Thibouville
Henri-Lambert d'Herbigny, marquis de Thibouville (1710, Paris - 1784) was a notable French writer, wit and homosexual.
Henri-Lambert d'Herbigny, marquis de Thibouville (1710, Paris - 1784) was a notable French writer, wit and homosexual.
Henri-Pierre Roché
Henri-Pierre Roché (28 May 1879 – 9 April 1959) was a French author who was deeply involved with the artistic avant-garde in Paris and the Dada movement.
Henri-Pierre Roché (28 May 1879 – 9 April 1959) was a French author who was deeply involved with the artistic avant-garde in Paris and the Dada movement.
Henry Bordeaux
Henri Bordeaux was a French writer and lawyer.
Henri Bordeaux was a French writer and lawyer.
Henry de Monfreid
Henry de Monfreid (14 November 1879, Leucate - 13 December 1974) was a French adventurer and author.
Henry de Monfreid (14 November 1879, Leucate - 13 December 1974) was a French adventurer and author.
Henry de Montherlant
Henry de Montherlant or Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant was a French essayist, novelist and one of the leading French dramatists of the twentieth century.
Henry de Montherlant or Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant was a French essayist, novelist and one of the leading French dramatists of the twentieth century.
Henry Gréville
Henry Gréville (October 12, 1842, Paris - 1902), pen name for Mrs.
Henry Gréville (October 12, 1842, Paris - 1902), pen name for Mrs.
Henry Malherbe
Henry Malherbe was a French writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1917.
Henry Malherbe was a French writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1917.
Hervé Bazin
Hervé Bazin (Jean-Pierre Hervé-Bazin) (April 17, 1911, Angers, Maine-et-Loire - February 17, 1996, Angers) was a French writer, whose best-known novels covered semi-autobiographical topics of te...
Hervé Bazin (Jean-Pierre Hervé-Bazin) (April 17, 1911, Angers, Maine-et-Loire - February 17, 1996, Angers) was a French writer, whose best-known novels covered semi-autobiographical topics of te...
Hervé Cuillandre
Hervé Cuillandre (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, 1967-) is a French novelist and photographer who studied social behaviour and human destiny.
Hervé Cuillandre (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, 1967-) is a French novelist and photographer who studied social behaviour and human destiny.
Hervé Le Tellier
Hervé Le Tellier (born 21 April 1957) is a French writer and linguist, and a member of the international literary group Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle, which translates roughly as "...
Hervé Le Tellier (born 21 April 1957) is a French writer and linguist, and a member of the international literary group Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle, which translates roughly as "...
Honoré d'Urfé
Honoré d'Urfé, marquis de Valromey, comte de Châteauneuf (February 11, 1568 – June 1, 1625) was a French novelist and miscellaneous writer.
Honoré d'Urfé, marquis de Valromey, comte de Châteauneuf (February 11, 1568 – June 1, 1625) was a French novelist and miscellaneous writer.
Huguette Gaulin
Huguette Gaulin Bergeron (1944 – 6 June 1972), was a French novelist, who committed suicide publicly by self-immolation in a major street of the Old Port of Montreal, Place Jacques-Cartier...
Huguette Gaulin Bergeron (1944 – 6 June 1972), was a French novelist, who committed suicide publicly by self-immolation in a major street of the Old Port of Montreal, Place Jacques-Cartier...
Hélisenne de Crenne
Hélisenne de Crenne was the pseudonym of Marguerite Briet, a French novelist, epistolary writer and translator during the Renaissance.
Hélisenne de Crenne was the pseudonym of Marguerite Briet, a French novelist, epistolary writer and translator during the Renaissance.
Hélène de Monferrand
Hélène de Montferrand (born 1947 Saint-Mandé, Paris) is a French novelist.
Hélène de Montferrand (born 1947 Saint-Mandé, Paris) is a French novelist.
Irène Monesi
Irène Monesi is a French writer.
Irène Monesi is a French writer.
Irène Némirovsky
Irène Némirovsky was a French novelist who died at the age of 39 in Auschwitz, Nazi Germany occupied Poland.
Irène Némirovsky was a French novelist who died at the age of 39 in Auschwitz, Nazi Germany occupied Poland.
Isabelle Sandy
Isabelle Sandy (1884, Cos, Ariège - 1975) was a French poet and writer, best known for her regionalism.
Isabelle Sandy (1884, Cos, Ariège - 1975) was a French poet and writer, best known for her regionalism.
J. M. G. Le Clézio
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, usually identified as J. M. G. Le Clézio, is a Franco-Mauritian author and professor.
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, usually identified as J. M. G. Le Clézio, is a Franco-Mauritian author and professor.
J.M. Aimot
Jean-Marie Aimot was a French novelist, critic, biographer and translator who was active in the middle third of the 20th century.
Jean-Marie Aimot was a French novelist, critic, biographer and translator who was active in the middle third of the 20th century.
Jacques Borel
Jacques Borel (17 December 1925, Paris – 25 September 2002) is a French author best known for his 1965 novel L'Adoration (translated into English as The Bond), which won the Prix G...
Jacques Borel (17 December 1925, Paris – 25 September 2002) is a French author best known for his 1965 novel L'Adoration (translated into English as The Bond), which won the Prix G...
Jacques Chardonne
Jacques Chardonne (born Jacques Boutelleau in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente on January 2, 1884; died in La Frette-sur-Seine on May 29, 1968) is the pseudonym of French writer Jacques Bo...
Jacques Chardonne (born Jacques Boutelleau in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente on January 2, 1884; died in La Frette-sur-Seine on May 29, 1968) is the pseudonym of French writer Jacques Bo...
Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen
Baron Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen was a novelist and poet of the early 20th century; his modern fame is based on a mid-century fictionalised biography by Roger Peyrefitte.
Baron Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen was a novelist and poet of the early 20th century; his modern fame is based on a mid-century fictionalised biography by Roger Peyrefitte.
Jacques de Lacretelle
Jacques de Lacretelle (July 14, 1888, Cormatin, Saône-et-Loire - January 2, 1985) was a French novelist.
Jacques de Lacretelle (July 14, 1888, Cormatin, Saône-et-Loire - January 2, 1985) was a French novelist.
Jacques Hiron
Jacques Hiron (born 1946) is a former merchant turned journalist, and writer of popular science, fiction and graphic novels.
Jacques Hiron (born 1946) is a former merchant turned journalist, and writer of popular science, fiction and graphic novels.
Jacques Lanzmann
Jacques Lanzmann (May 4, 1927, Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine – June 21, 2006, Paris) was a French writer, scriptwriter and lyric writer.
Jacques Lanzmann (May 4, 1927, Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine – June 21, 2006, Paris) was a French writer, scriptwriter and lyric writer.
Jacques Laurent
Jacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-Cély was a French writer and journalist.
Jacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-Cély was a French writer and journalist.
Jacques Marie Boutet
Jacques Marie Boutet (25 March 1745, Lunéville – 1812) was a French actor and comic dramatist from Lunéville.
Jacques Marie Boutet (25 March 1745, Lunéville – 1812) was a French actor and comic dramatist from Lunéville.
Jacques Perry
Jacques Perry (born 1921 Paris) is a French novelist.
Jacques Perry (born 1921 Paris) is a French novelist.
Jacques Rivière
Jacques Rivière (Bordeaux, 15 July 1886 – 14 February 1925 in Paris) was a French "man of letters".
Jacques Rivière (Bordeaux, 15 July 1886 – 14 February 1925 in Paris) was a French "man of letters".
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was a French writer and botanist.
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was a French writer and botanist.
Jacques-Pierre Amette
Jacques-Pierre Amette (born 1943 in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Calvados) is a French writer.
Jacques-Pierre Amette (born 1943 in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Calvados) is a French writer.
Jean Aicard
Jean François Victor Aicard (February 4, 1848 – May 13, 1921) was a French poet, dramatist and novelist.
Jean François Victor Aicard (February 4, 1848 – May 13, 1921) was a French poet, dramatist and novelist.
Jean Clair
Jean Clair is the nom de plume (pen name) of Gérard Régnier (born October 20, 1940 in Paris, France).
Jean Clair is the nom de plume (pen name) of Gérard Régnier (born October 20, 1940 in Paris, France).
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Jean d'Ormesson
Count Jean Lefèvre d'Ormesson is a French novelist whose work mostly consists of partially or totally autobiographic novels.
Count Jean Lefèvre d'Ormesson is a French novelist whose work mostly consists of partially or totally autobiographic novels.
Jean de la Hire
Jean de La Hire (pseudonym of the Comte Adolphe d'Espie) was a prolific French author of numerous popular adventure, science fiction and romance novels.
Jean de La Hire (pseudonym of the Comte Adolphe d'Espie) was a prolific French author of numerous popular adventure, science fiction and romance novels.
Jean de Meun
Jean de Meun (or de Meung, ) (c.
Jean de Meun (or de Meung, ) (c.
Jean Dutourd
Jean Gwenaël Dutourd (January 14, 1920 January 17, 2011) was a French novelist.
Jean Gwenaël Dutourd (January 14, 1920 January 17, 2011) was a French novelist.
Jean Duvignaud
Jean Duvignaud (1921, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime - 2007) was a French novelist and sociologist.
Jean Duvignaud (1921, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime - 2007) was a French novelist and sociologist.
Jean Echenoz
Jean Echenoz (born 26 December 1947 in Orange, Vaucluse) is a French writer.
Jean Echenoz (born 26 December 1947 in Orange, Vaucluse) is a French writer.
Jean Fayard
Jean Fayard (1902–1978) was a French writer and journalist, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1931.
Jean Fayard (1902–1978) was a French writer and journalist, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1931.
Jean Freustié
Jean Freustié, aka Jean Pierre Teurlay was a French writer and literary critic.
Jean Freustié, aka Jean Pierre Teurlay was a French writer and literary critic.
Jean Genet
Jean Genet was a prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist.
Jean Genet was a prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist.
Jean Giono
Jean Giono (30 March 1895 – 8 October 1970) was a French author who wrote works of fiction set in the Provence region of France.
Jean Giono (30 March 1895 – 8 October 1970) was a French author who wrote works of fiction set in the Provence region of France.
Jean Giraudoux
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (October 29, 1882 – January 31, 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (October 29, 1882 – January 31, 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.
Jean Hougron
Jean Hougron, French novelist (1923 - 2000) Jean Hougron is a French novelist born in 1923 and deceased in 2000.
Jean Hougron, French novelist (1923 - 2000) Jean Hougron is a French novelist born in 1923 and deceased in 2000.
Jean Joubert
Jean Joubert is a French novelist, short story writer, and poet.
Jean Joubert is a French novelist, short story writer, and poet.
Jean Lartéguy
Jean Lartéguy was the nom de plume of Jean Pierre Lucien Osty, a French writer, journalist, and former soldier.
Jean Lartéguy was the nom de plume of Jean Pierre Lucien Osty, a French writer, journalist, and former soldier.
Jean Lombard
Jean Lombard (1854, Toulon, Var - 1891) was a French novelist of the late nineteenth century.
Jean Lombard (1854, Toulon, Var - 1891) was a French novelist of the late nineteenth century.
Jean Monnet (director)
Jean Monnet (Condrieu, Rhône 7 September 1703 - Paris, 1785) was a French theatre impresario and writer.
Jean Monnet (Condrieu, Rhône 7 September 1703 - Paris, 1785) was a French theatre impresario and writer.
Jean Ogier de Gombauld
Jean Ogier de Gombauld was a French playwright and poet.
Jean Ogier de Gombauld was a French playwright and poet.
Jean Pierre Félicien Mallefille
Jean Pierre Félicien Mallefille (May 3, 1813 – November 24, 1868) was a French novelist and playwright.
Jean Pierre Félicien Mallefille (May 3, 1813 – November 24, 1868) was a French novelist and playwright.
Jean Pérol
Jean Pérol (born 1932 Vienna) is a French novelist and poet.
Jean Pérol (born 1932 Vienna) is a French novelist and poet.
Jean Regnault de Segrais
Jean Renaud de Segrais (22 August 1624, Caen – 25 March 1701) was a French poet and novelist born in Caen.
Jean Renaud de Segrais (22 August 1624, Caen – 25 March 1701) was a French poet and novelist born in Caen.
Jean Rolin
Jean Philippe Rolin (born June 14, 1949, Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French writer and journalist.
Jean Philippe Rolin (born June 14, 1949, Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French writer and journalist.
Jean Rouaud
Jean Rouaud (born December 13, 1952) is a French author who was born in Campbon, Loire-Atlantique.
Jean Rouaud (born December 13, 1952) is a French author who was born in Campbon, Loire-Atlantique.
Jean Schlumberger
Jean Schlumberger (26 May 1877 Guebwiller, Alsace-Lorraine - 25 October 1968, Paris) was a French writer and journalist.
Jean Schlumberger (26 May 1877 Guebwiller, Alsace-Lorraine - 25 October 1968, Paris) was a French writer and journalist.
Jean Teulé
Jean Teulé (Saint-Lô, Manche, 26 February 1953) is a French novelist, cartoonist and screenwriter.
Jean Teulé (Saint-Lô, Manche, 26 February 1953) is a French novelist, cartoonist and screenwriter.
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (November 24, 1808 – September 29, 1890) was a French critic, journalist, and novelist.
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (November 24, 1808 – September 29, 1890) was a French critic, journalist, and novelist.
Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai
Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai (12 June 1760 – 25 August 1797) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, politician, and diplomat.
Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai (12 June 1760 – 25 August 1797) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, politician, and diplomat.
Jean-Christophe Grangé
Jean-Christophe Grangé (born 15 July 1961) is a French mystery writer, journalist, and screenwriter.
Jean-Christophe Grangé (born 15 July 1961) is a French mystery writer, journalist, and screenwriter.
Jean-Christophe Rufin
Jean-Christophe Rufin is a French doctor and novelist.
Jean-Christophe Rufin is a French doctor and novelist.
Jean-Claude Izzo
Jean-Claude Izzo (June 20, 1945 - January 26, 2000) was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who achieved sudden fame in the mid-1990s with the publication of his three neo-noir...
Jean-Claude Izzo (June 20, 1945 - January 26, 2000) was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who achieved sudden fame in the mid-1990s with the publication of his three neo-noir...
Jean-Edern Hallier
Jean-Edern Hallier was a French author.
Jean-Edern Hallier was a French author.
Jean-François Deniau
Jean-François Deniau (31 October 1928, (Paris) – 24 January 2007, Paris) was a French statesman, diplomat, essayist and novelist.
Jean-François Deniau (31 October 1928, (Paris) – 24 January 2007, Paris) was a French statesman, diplomat, essayist and novelist.
Jean-Jacques Gautier
Jean-Jacques Gautier (4 November 1908, Essômes-sur-Marne, Aisne - 20 April 1986) was French theatre critic, novelist and essayist.
Jean-Jacques Gautier (4 November 1908, Essômes-sur-Marne, Aisne - 20 April 1986) was French theatre critic, novelist and essayist.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism of French expression.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism of French expression.
Jean-Jacques Schuhl
Jean-Jacques Schuhl is a French author, recipient of the 2000 Prix Goncourt literary award for his novel Ingrid Caven.
Jean-Jacques Schuhl is a French author, recipient of the 2000 Prix Goncourt literary award for his novel Ingrid Caven.
Jean-Louis Curtis
Jean-Louis Curtis (May 22, 1917 - Nov.
Jean-Louis Curtis (May 22, 1917 - Nov.
Jean-Louis Fournier
Jean-Louis Fournier is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2008, for Où on va, papa?.
Jean-Louis Fournier is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2008, for Où on va, papa?.
Jean-Marc Roberts
Jean-Marc Roberts (born 3 May 1954 Paris) is a French editor, novelist, and screenwriter.
Jean-Marc Roberts (born 3 May 1954 Paris) is a French editor, novelist, and screenwriter.
Jean-Marie Apostolidès
Jean-Marie Apostolidès is a French novelist, essayist, playwright, theater director, and university professor.
Jean-Marie Apostolidès is a French novelist, essayist, playwright, theater director, and university professor.
Jean-Maurice de Montremy
Jean-Maurice Montremy (July 26, 1952-) is a French journalist, writer and literary critic.
Jean-Maurice Montremy (July 26, 1952-) is a French journalist, writer and literary critic.
Jean-Patrick Manchette
Jean-Patrick Manchette was a French crime novelist credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the genre.
Jean-Patrick Manchette was a French crime novelist credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the genre.
Jean-Paul Dubois
Jean-Paul Dubois (born in 1950 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French writer.
Jean-Paul Dubois (born in 1950 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French writer.
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.
Jean-Pierre Camus
Jean-Pierre Camus de Pontcarré (November 3, 1584 (Paris) - April 26, 1652) was a French bishop, preacher, and author of works of fiction and spirituality.
Jean-Pierre Camus de Pontcarré (November 3, 1584 (Paris) - April 26, 1652) was a French bishop, preacher, and author of works of fiction and spirituality.
Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet
Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet was a French politician, playwright and poet.
Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet was a French politician, playwright and poet.
Jean-Richard Bloch
Jean-Richard Bloch was a French writer.
Jean-Richard Bloch was a French writer.
Jeanne Galzy
Jeanne Galzy (1883–1977), born Louise Jeanne Baraduc, was a French novelist and biographer from Montpellier.
Jeanne Galzy (1883–1977), born Louise Jeanne Baraduc, was a French novelist and biographer from Montpellier.
Jenny d'Héricourt
Jenny d'Hericourt (1809–1875), also Jenny P. d'Hericourt was a feminist activist, writer, and a physician-midwife.
Jenny d'Hericourt (1809–1875), also Jenny P. d'Hericourt was a feminist activist, writer, and a physician-midwife.
Jocelyne François
Jocelyne François (born 1933 in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a French writer.
Jocelyne François (born 1933 in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a French writer.
Joris-Karl Huysmans
Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans was a French novelist who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans.
Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans was a French novelist who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans.
Joseph Fiévée
Joseph Fiévée (April 9, 1767, Paris - May 9, 1839, Paris) was a French journalist, novelist, essayist, playwright, civil servant (haut fonctionnaire) and secret agent.
Joseph Fiévée (April 9, 1767, Paris - May 9, 1839, Paris) was a French journalist, novelist, essayist, playwright, civil servant (haut fonctionnaire) and secret agent.
Joseph Henry Rosny
Joseph Henry Rosny, a pseudonym covering the collaboration of the French novelists, Joseph Henri Honor Box, born at Brussels in 1856, and his brother Séraphin Justin Francois Box, bo...
Joseph Henry Rosny, a pseudonym covering the collaboration of the French novelists, Joseph Henri Honor Box, born at Brussels in 1856, and his brother Séraphin Justin Francois Box, bo...
Joseph Malègue
Joseph Malègue (La-Tour-d'Auvergne 8 December 1876 – Nantes 30 December 1940), was a French catholic novelist, principally author of Augustin ou le Maître est là (1933) and Pierres noires.
Joseph Malègue (La-Tour-d'Auvergne 8 December 1876 – Nantes 30 December 1940), was a French catholic novelist, principally author of Augustin ou le Maître est là (1933) and Pierres noires.
Joseph Peyré
Joseph Peyré (13 March 1892 Aydie (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) - 26 December 1968 Cannes) was a French writer.
Joseph Peyré (13 March 1892 Aydie (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) - 26 December 1968 Cannes) was a French writer.
Joseph Zobel
Joseph Zobel (April 26, 1915, in Martinique – June 18, 2006 in Alès, France) is the author of several novels and short-stories in which social issues are at the forefront.
Joseph Zobel (April 26, 1915, in Martinique – June 18, 2006 in Alès, France) is the author of several novels and short-stories in which social issues are at the forefront.
José Cabanis
José Cabanis was a French novelist, essayist, historian and magistrate.
José Cabanis was a French novelist, essayist, historian and magistrate.
José Frèches
José Frèches (born 25 June 1950 in Dax, Landes) is a French historical novelist with novels set in China.
José Frèches (born 25 June 1950 in Dax, Landes) is a French historical novelist with novels set in China.
Joséphin Péladan
Joséphin Péladan (28 March 1858, Lyon – 27 June 1918) was a French novelist and Martinist.
Joséphin Péladan (28 March 1858, Lyon – 27 June 1918) was a French novelist and Martinist.
Judith Gautier
Judith Gautier (25 August 1845, Paris – 26 December 1917) was a French poet and historical novelist, the daughter of Théophile Gautier and Ernesta Grisi, sister of the noted singer and ballet da...
Judith Gautier (25 August 1845, Paris – 26 December 1917) was a French poet and historical novelist, the daughter of Théophile Gautier and Ernesta Grisi, sister of the noted singer and ballet da...
Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly
Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly was a French novelist and short story writer.
Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly was a French novelist and short story writer.
Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie
Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie was a French literary figure and director of the Théâtre Français.
Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie was a French literary figure and director of the Théâtre Français.
Jules de Goncourt
Jules de Goncourt (Paris, 17 December 1830 – Paris, 20 June 1870), born Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt, was a French writer, who published books together with his brother Edmond.
Jules de Goncourt (Paris, 17 December 1830 – Paris, 20 June 1870), born Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt, was a French writer, who published books together with his brother Edmond.
Jules Henri Saiset
Jules Henri Saiset (July 11, 1925 – July 12, 1995) was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist, novelist, and critic.
Jules Henri Saiset (July 11, 1925 – July 12, 1995) was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist, novelist, and critic.
Jules Renard
Pierre-Jules Renard or Jules Renard (February 22, 1864 – May 22, 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte (Carrot Top) (...
Pierre-Jules Renard or Jules Renard (February 22, 1864 – May 22, 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte (Carrot Top) (...
Jules Romains
Jules Romains, born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule, was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement.
Jules Romains, born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule, was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement.
Jules Sandeau
Leonard Sylvain Julien (Jules) Sandeau (February 19, 1811 – April 24, 1883) was a French novelist.
Leonard Sylvain Julien (Jules) Sandeau (February 19, 1811 – April 24, 1883) was a French novelist.
Julien Gracq
Julien Gracq (27 July 1910 – 22 December 2007), born Louis Poirier in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, in the French département of Maine-et-Loire, was a French writer.
Julien Gracq (27 July 1910 – 22 December 2007), born Louis Poirier in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, in the French département of Maine-et-Loire, was a French writer.
Julien Green
Julien Green (September 6, 1900 – August 13, 1998), was an American writer, who authored several novels, including Léviathan and Each in His Own Darkness.
Julien Green (September 6, 1900 – August 13, 1998), was an American writer, who authored several novels, including Léviathan and Each in His Own Darkness.
Juliette Adam
Juliette Adam (4 October 1836, Verberie (Oise) – 23 August 1936, Callian (Var), also known by her maiden name Juliette Lambert, was a French author and feminist.
Juliette Adam (4 October 1836, Verberie (Oise) – 23 August 1936, Callian (Var), also known by her maiden name Juliette Lambert, was a French author and feminist.
Juliette Benzoni
Juliette Benzoni (born October 30, 1920) is a French novelist.
Juliette Benzoni (born October 30, 1920) is a French novelist.
Justine Lévy
Justine-Juliette Lévy (born 1974) is a French is a book editor and author.
Justine-Juliette Lévy (born 1974) is a French is a book editor and author.
Katow
Katow (or Katov) (1885?-1927) is a fiction character from André Malraux's existential novel Man's Fate.
Katow (or Katov) (1885?-1927) is a fiction character from André Malraux's existential novel Man's Fate.
Laetitia Marie Wyse Bonaparte
Lætitia Marie Wyse Bonaparte (1833 - 1902; her successive married names were de Solms, Rattazzi and de Rute) was a French author.
Lætitia Marie Wyse Bonaparte (1833 - 1902; her successive married names were de Solms, Rattazzi and de Rute) was a French author.
Laurent Binet
Laurent Binet is a French writer.
Laurent Binet is a French writer.
Leon Cladel
Léon Cladel (March 22, 1834 – July 21, 1892), French novelist, was born at Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne).
Léon Cladel (March 22, 1834 – July 21, 1892), French novelist, was born at Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne).
Louis Amédée Achard
Louis Amédée Eugène Achard (19 April 1814, Marseille–25 March 1875, Paris) was a prolific French novelist.
Louis Amédée Eugène Achard (19 April 1814, Marseille–25 March 1875, Paris) was a prolific French novelist.
Louis Aragon
Louis Aragon (, born Louis Andrieux (October 3, 1897 – December 24, 1982), was a French poet, novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Louis Aragon (, born Louis Andrieux (October 3, 1897 – December 24, 1982), was a French poet, novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Louis Calaferte
Louis Calaferte was a French novelist.
Louis Calaferte was a French novelist.
Louis Edmond Duranty
Louis Edmond Duranty was a prolific French novelist and art critic.
Louis Edmond Duranty was a prolific French novelist and art critic.
Louis Gardel
Louis Gardel is a notable French novelist, screenwriter, and publisher, born in Algiers in 1939.
Louis Gardel is a notable French novelist, screenwriter, and publisher, born in Algiers in 1939.
Louis Guilloux
Louis Guilloux (15 January 1899 - 1980) was a French writer born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, where he lived throughout his life.
Louis Guilloux (15 January 1899 - 1980) was a French writer born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, where he lived throughout his life.
Louis Henri Boussenard
Louis Henri Boussenard (4 October 1847, Escrennes, Loiret – 11 September 1910) was a French author of adventure novels, dubbed the French Rider Haggard during his lifetime but better known today...
Louis Henri Boussenard (4 October 1847, Escrennes, Loiret – 11 September 1910) was a French author of adventure novels, dubbed the French Rider Haggard during his lifetime but better known today...
Louis Hémon
Louis Hémon (12 October 1880 – 8 July 1913), was a francophone writer best known for his novel Maria Chapdelaine.
Louis Hémon (12 October 1880 – 8 July 1913), was a francophone writer best known for his novel Maria Chapdelaine.
Louis Pergaud
Louis Pergaud was a French writer and soldier, whose principal works were known as "Animal Stories" due to their rooting in the flora and fauna of the Franche-Comté.
Louis Pergaud was a French writer and soldier, whose principal works were known as "Animal Stories" due to their rooting in the flora and fauna of the Franche-Comté.
Louis Thomas
Louis Thomas was a French writer, born in Perpignan in 1885 and dying in Brussels in 1962.
Louis Thomas was a French writer, born in Perpignan in 1885 and dying in Brussels in 1962.
Louis Valentin
Louis Valentin, born Louis Valentine, was a French journalist, novelist, and screenwriter.
Louis Valentin, born Louis Valentine, was a French journalist, novelist, and screenwriter.
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of Louis-Ferdinand Destouches.He was a French writer and physician.
Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of Louis-Ferdinand Destouches.He was a French writer and physician.
Louis-Sébastien Mercier
Louis-Sébastien Mercier (6 June 1740 – 25 April 1814) was a French dramatist and writer.
Louis-Sébastien Mercier (6 June 1740 – 25 April 1814) was a French dramatist and writer.
Louise L. Lambrichs
Louise L. Lambrichs (born May 2, 1952) is a French novelist and essayist.
Louise L. Lambrichs (born May 2, 1952) is a French novelist and essayist.
Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin
Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin was a French novelist, poet and journalist.
Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin was a French novelist, poet and journalist.
Lucien Daudet
Lucien Daudet (June 11, 1878 Paris – 1946) was a French writer, the son of Alphonse Daudet.
Lucien Daudet (June 11, 1878 Paris – 1946) was a French writer, the son of Alphonse Daudet.
Lucien Descaves
Lucien Descaves (18 March 1861, Paris - 6 September 1949) was a French novelist.
Lucien Descaves (18 March 1861, Paris - 6 September 1949) was a French novelist.
Lucien Fabre
Lucien Fabre was a French writer and engineer.
Lucien Fabre was a French writer and engineer.
Lucien Muhlfeld
Lucien Muhlfeld (Paris, 4 August, 1870 – Paris, 1 December, 1902) was a French novelist and dramatic critic.
Lucien Muhlfeld (Paris, 4 August, 1870 – Paris, 1 December, 1902) was a French novelist and dramatic critic.
Lucien Rebatet
Lucien Rebatet (15 November 1903, Moras-en-Valloire, Drôme – 1972, Moras-en-Valloire) was a French author, journalist and intellectual, an exponent of fascism and virulent antisemite.
Lucien Rebatet (15 November 1903, Moras-en-Valloire, Drôme – 1972, Moras-en-Valloire) was a French author, journalist and intellectual, an exponent of fascism and virulent antisemite.
Luis de Miranda
Luis de Miranda is a man of letters, alternatively novelist, philosopher, editor, film director.
Luis de Miranda is a man of letters, alternatively novelist, philosopher, editor, film director.
Léon Bloy
Léon Bloy (July 11, 1846 – November 3, 1917), was a French novelist, essayist, pamphleteer and poet.
Léon Bloy (July 11, 1846 – November 3, 1917), was a French novelist, essayist, pamphleteer and poet.
Léon Daudet
Léon Daudet (16 November 1867 – 30 June 1942) was a French journalist, writer, an active monarchist, and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Léon Daudet (16 November 1867 – 30 June 1942) was a French journalist, writer, an active monarchist, and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Léon Deschamps
Léon Deschamps was a French novelist and poet, most notable as the founder of the La Plume literary review.
Léon Deschamps was a French novelist and poet, most notable as the founder of the La Plume literary review.
Léon Werth
Léon Werth (1878, Remiremont, Vosges - 1955) was a French writer and art critic, a friend of Octave Mirbeau, then of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Léon Werth (1878, Remiremont, Vosges - 1955) was a French writer and art critic, a friend of Octave Mirbeau, then of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Madame d'Aulnoy
Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (1650/1651–4 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French writer known for her fairy tales.
Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (1650/1651–4 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French writer known for her fairy tales.
Madame de La Fayette
Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, comtesse de La Fayette (baptized 18 March 1634 – 25 May 1693), better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer, the author of La Princesse ...
Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, comtesse de La Fayette (baptized 18 March 1634 – 25 May 1693), better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer, the author of La Princesse ...
Madeleine de Scudéry
Madeleine de Scudéry, often known simply as Mademoiselle de Scudéry, was a French writer.
Madeleine de Scudéry, often known simply as Mademoiselle de Scudéry, was a French writer.
Madeleine Pelletier
Madeleine Pelletier (May 18, 1874 – December 29, 1939) was a French physician, psychiatrist, first-wave feminist, and socialist activist.
Madeleine Pelletier (May 18, 1874 – December 29, 1939) was a French physician, psychiatrist, first-wave feminist, and socialist activist.
Marc Dugain
Marc Dugain (born 1957) is a French novelist, chiefly known for La Chambre des Officiers (English, The Officers' Ward) (1999), a novel set in World War I.
Marc Dugain (born 1957) is a French novelist, chiefly known for La Chambre des Officiers (English, The Officers' Ward) (1999), a novel set in World War I.
Marc Elder
Marc Elder (Marcel Tendron) 31 October 1884 Nantes - 16 August 1933 Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine) was a French writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt for The People of the Sea.
Marc Elder (Marcel Tendron) 31 October 1884 Nantes - 16 August 1933 Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine) was a French writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt for The People of the Sea.
Marc Lachaussée
Marc Lachaussée (1765–1829) was a philosopher, writer and sociologist born in Northern France, Le Havre, Normandie.
Marc Lachaussée (1765–1829) was a philosopher, writer and sociologist born in Northern France, Le Havre, Normandie.
Marc Lambron
Marc Lambron is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1993, for L'Oeil du silence.
Marc Lambron is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1993, for L'Oeil du silence.
Marcel Allain
Marcel Allain (1885, Paris – 1969) was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantômas.
Marcel Allain (1885, Paris – 1969) was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantômas.
Marcel Arland
Marcel Arland (Varennes-sur-Amance, Haute-Marne 5 July 1899 — Haute-Marne, 12 January 1986), was a French novelist, literary critic, and journalist.
Marcel Arland (Varennes-sur-Amance, Haute-Marne 5 July 1899 — Haute-Marne, 12 January 1986), was a French novelist, literary critic, and journalist.
Marcel Aymé
Marcel Aymé was a French novelist, children's writer, humour writer and also a screenwriter and theatre playwright.
Marcel Aymé was a French novelist, children's writer, humour writer and also a screenwriter and theatre playwright.
Marcel Jouhandeau
Marcel Jouhandeau (born in Guéret, Creuse, July 26, 1888 - died in Rueil-Malmaison, April 7, 1979) was a French writer.
Marcel Jouhandeau (born in Guéret, Creuse, July 26, 1888 - died in Rueil-Malmaison, April 7, 1979) was a French writer.
Marcel Martinet
Marcel Martinet was a French poet, novelist and playwright.
Marcel Martinet was a French poet, novelist and playwright.
Marcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu.
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu.
Marcel Schwob
(Mayer André) Marcel Schwob (23 August 1867 – 12 February 1905) was a Jewish French writer.
(Mayer André) Marcel Schwob (23 August 1867 – 12 February 1905) was a Jewish French writer.
Marcelle Tinayre
Marcelle Marguerite Suzanne Tinayre, born October 8, 1870 in Tulle, Corrèze, and died August 23, 1948 in Grossouvre, Cher, was a French woman of letters and prolific author.
Marcelle Marguerite Suzanne Tinayre, born October 8, 1870 in Tulle, Corrèze, and died August 23, 1948 in Grossouvre, Cher, was a French woman of letters and prolific author.
Marguerite Audoux
Marguerite Audoux (July 7, 1863 at Sancoins, Cher – January 31, 1937 at Saint-Raphaël, Var) was a French novelist.
Marguerite Audoux (July 7, 1863 at Sancoins, Cher – January 31, 1937 at Saint-Raphaël, Var) was a French novelist.
Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras was a French writer and film director.
Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras was a French writer and film director.
Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist.
Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist.
Marie d'Agoult
Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny, Vicomtesse de Flavigny, was a French author, known also by her married name and title, Marie, Comtesse d'Agoult, and by her pen name, Daniel Stern.
Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny, Vicomtesse de Flavigny, was a French author, known also by her married name and title, Marie, Comtesse d'Agoult, and by her pen name, Daniel Stern.
Marie de Gournay
Marie de Gournay was a French writer, who wrote a novel and a number of other literary compositions, including two proto-feminist works, The Equality of Men and Women and The Ladies' Griev...
Marie de Gournay was a French writer, who wrote a novel and a number of other literary compositions, including two proto-feminist works, The Equality of Men and Women and The Ladies' Griev...
Marie Desplechin
Marie Desplechin (born Roubaix, Nord, 7 January 1959) is a French writer.
Marie Desplechin (born Roubaix, Nord, 7 January 1959) is a French writer.
Marie Etienne
Marie Étienne is a French poet and novelist.
Marie Étienne is a French poet and novelist.
Marie Françoise Sophie Gay
Marie Françoise Sophie Gay (July 1, 1776 – March 5, 1852), was a French author, born in Paris.
Marie Françoise Sophie Gay (July 1, 1776 – March 5, 1852), was a French author, born in Paris.
Marie Jeanne Riccoboni
Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni (1714 - December 7, 1792), whose maiden name was Laboras de Mezières, was a French novelist.
Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni (1714 - December 7, 1792), whose maiden name was Laboras de Mezières, was a French novelist.
Marie-Catherine de Villedieu
Marie-Catherine de Villedieu, born Marie-Catherine Desjardins and generally referred to as Madame de Villedieu was a French writer of plays, novels and short fiction.
Marie-Catherine de Villedieu, born Marie-Catherine Desjardins and generally referred to as Madame de Villedieu was a French writer of plays, novels and short fiction.
Marquis de Sade
Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814) ( Audio) was a French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher, and writer famous for his libertine sexuality...
Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814) ( Audio) was a French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher, and writer famous for his libertine sexuality...
Martine Le Coz
Martine Le Coz is a French novelist.
Martine Le Coz is a French novelist.
Maryline Desbiolles
Maryline Desbiolles is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1999, for Anchise.
Maryline Desbiolles is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1999, for Anchise.
Maryse Choisy
Maryse Choisy was a French philosophical writer.
Maryse Choisy was a French philosophical writer.
Maurice Barrès
Maurice Barrès (; 19 August 1862 – 4 December 1923) was a French novelist, journalist, and socialist politician and agitator known for his nationalist and antisemitic views.
Maurice Barrès (; 19 August 1862 – 4 December 1923) was a French novelist, journalist, and socialist politician and agitator known for his nationalist and antisemitic views.
Maurice Bedel
Maurice Bedel (Paris, December 30, 1883 - Thuré (Vienne), October 15, 1954) was a French novelist and essayist.
Maurice Bedel (Paris, December 30, 1883 - Thuré (Vienne), October 15, 1954) was a French novelist and essayist.
Maurice Champagne
Maurice Champagne (1868-1951) was a French writer.
Maurice Champagne (1868-1951) was a French writer.
Maurice Constantin-Weyer
Maurice Constantin-Weyer (April 24, 1881, Bourbonne-les-Bains, Haute-Marne - October 22, 1964, Vichy, Allier) is a French writer.
Maurice Constantin-Weyer (April 24, 1881, Bourbonne-les-Bains, Haute-Marne - October 22, 1964, Vichy, Allier) is a French writer.
Maurice Dekobra
Maurice Dekobra was a French writer.
Maurice Dekobra was a French writer.
Maurice Leblanc
Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (11 November 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and dete...
Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (11 November 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and dete...
Maurice Limat
Maurice Limat (September 23, 1914 - January 23, 2002) was a French author of science fiction.
Maurice Limat (September 23, 1914 - January 23, 2002) was a French author of science fiction.
Maurice Rheims
Maurice Rheims was a French 'commissaire-priseur', art historian and novelist.
Maurice Rheims was a French 'commissaire-priseur', art historian and novelist.
Maurice Rostand
Maurice Rostand (May 26, 1891 – February 21, 1968) was a French author, the son of the noted poet and dramatist Edmond Rostand and the poet Rosemonde Gérard, and brother of the biologist Jean Ro...
Maurice Rostand (May 26, 1891 – February 21, 1968) was a French author, the son of the noted poet and dramatist Edmond Rostand and the poet Rosemonde Gérard, and brother of the biologist Jean Ro...
Maurice Sachs
Maurice Sachs (born Maurice Ettinghausen, 1906, Paris - 14 April 1945, Germany) was a French writer.
Maurice Sachs (born Maurice Ettinghausen, 1906, Paris - 14 April 1945, Germany) was a French writer.
Maurice Sand
Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld, Baron Dudevant, better known as Maurice Sand (born June 30, 1823 in Paris and died September 4, 1889 in Nohant-Vic), was a French illustrator and writer.
Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld, Baron Dudevant, better known as Maurice Sand (born June 30, 1823 in Paris and died September 4, 1889 in Nohant-Vic), was a French illustrator and writer.
Maxence Van Der Meersch
Maxence Van der Meersch was a French writer, who was born on 4 May 1907 in Roubaix, and died on 14 January 1951 in Le Touquet, where he had gone to be treated for tuberculosis.
Maxence Van der Meersch was a French writer, who was born on 4 May 1907 in Roubaix, and died on 14 January 1951 in Le Touquet, where he had gone to be treated for tuberculosis.
Mazarine Pingeot
Mazarine Marie Pingeot (born December 18, 1974 in Avignon, Vaucluse), who changed her name to Mazarine Marie Pingeot-Mitterrand in 2005, is a writer, journalist and professor.
Mazarine Marie Pingeot (born December 18, 1974 in Avignon, Vaucluse), who changed her name to Mazarine Marie Pingeot-Mitterrand in 2005, is a writer, journalist and professor.
Michel Dard
Michel Dard is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1973, for Juan Maldonne.
Michel Dard is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1973, for Juan Maldonne.
Michel del Castillo
Michel del Castillo (born August 2, 1933, a.k.a. Michel Janicot del Castillo) is a French writer, born in Madrid.
Michel del Castillo (born August 2, 1933, a.k.a. Michel Janicot del Castillo) is a French writer, born in Madrid.
Michel Droit
Michel Droit (23 January 1923, Vincennes, Val-de-Marne - 22 June 2000) was a French novelist and journalist.
Michel Droit (23 January 1923, Vincennes, Val-de-Marne - 22 June 2000) was a French novelist and journalist.
Michel Henry
Michel Henry was a French philosopher and novelist.
Michel Henry was a French philosopher and novelist.
Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq, born Michel Thomas, 26 February 1958—or 1956—on the French island of Réunion, is a controversial and award-winning French author, filmmaker and poet.
Michel Houellebecq, born Michel Thomas, 26 February 1958—or 1956—on the French island of Réunion, is a controversial and award-winning French author, filmmaker and poet.
Michel Rio
Michel Rio is a French writer and novelist.
Michel Rio is a French writer and novelist.
Michel Verne
Michel Jean Pierre Verne (August 3, 1861, Paris – March 5, 1925) was a writer and the son of Jules Verne.
Michel Jean Pierre Verne (August 3, 1861, Paris – March 5, 1925) was a writer and the son of Jules Verne.
Michel Zevaco
Michel Zevaco (also written as Zévaco) (1 February 1860, Ajaccio - 8 August 1918, Eaubonne) was a French journalist, novelist, publisher, film director, and anti-clerical as well as anarch...
Michel Zevaco (also written as Zévaco) (1 February 1860, Ajaccio - 8 August 1918, Eaubonne) was a French journalist, novelist, publisher, film director, and anti-clerical as well as anarch...
Michèle Bernstein
Michèle Bernstein (born 28 April 1932) is a French novelist and critic, most usually remembered as a member of the Situationist International from its foundation in 1957 until 1967, and as the w...
Michèle Bernstein (born 28 April 1932) is a French novelist and critic, most usually remembered as a member of the Situationist International from its foundation in 1957 until 1967, and as the w...
Miguel Zamacoïs
Miguel Zamacoïs was a French novelist.
Miguel Zamacoïs was a French novelist.
Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera, born 1 April 1929, is a writer of Czech origin who has lived in exile in France since 1975, where he became a naturalized citizen in 1981.
Milan Kundera, born 1 April 1929, is a writer of Czech origin who has lived in exile in France since 1975, where he became a naturalized citizen in 1981.
Mireille Best
Mireille Best (1943 - 2005) was a French writer born in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime.
Mireille Best (1943 - 2005) was a French writer born in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime.
Mireille Havet
Mireille Havet (1898, Médan, Yvelines - 1932) was a French poet, diarist, novelist, and lyricist.
Mireille Havet (1898, Médan, Yvelines - 1932) was a French poet, diarist, novelist, and lyricist.
Mounsi
Mounsi (born 1951) is a French novelist and singer, born in Kabylie, Algeria.
Mounsi (born 1951) is a French novelist and singer, born in Kabylie, Algeria.
Muriel Barbery
Muriel Barbery is a French novelist and professor of philosophy.
Muriel Barbery is a French novelist and professor of philosophy.
Muriel Cerf
Muriel Cerf (born 4 June 1950, Paris- 19 May 2012 Anet) was a French novelist and travel writer.
Muriel Cerf (born 4 June 1950, Paris- 19 May 2012 Anet) was a French novelist and travel writer.
Narcisse Fournier
Narcisse Louis Pierre Fournier (24 November 1809 – 24 April 1880) was a French journalist, novelist and playwright.
Narcisse Louis Pierre Fournier (24 November 1809 – 24 April 1880) was a French journalist, novelist and playwright.
Natacha Michel
Natacha Michel is a French political activist, militant and writer, born in 1941.
Natacha Michel is a French political activist, militant and writer, born in 1941.
Nathalie Sarraute
Nathalie Sarraute (; July 18, 1900 – October 19, 1999) was a French lawyer and writer of Russian Jewish origin.
Nathalie Sarraute (; July 18, 1900 – October 19, 1999) was a French lawyer and writer of Russian Jewish origin.
Nicolas Bréhal
Nicolas Bréhal (Gérald Solnitzki) (born 6 December 1952 Paris - May 31, 1999 Levallois-Perret) was a French novelist and literary critic.
Nicolas Bréhal (Gérald Solnitzki) (born 6 December 1952 Paris - May 31, 1999 Levallois-Perret) was a French novelist and literary critic.
Nicolas de Montreux
Nicolas de Montreux (c. 1561–1608) was a French nobleman, novelist, poet, translator and dramatist.
Nicolas de Montreux (c. 1561–1608) was a French nobleman, novelist, poet, translator and dramatist.
Nicolas des Escuteaux
Nicolas des Escuteaux (or the "sieur des Escuteaux", sometimes written "Escuteaus"; after 1570 – c. 1628) was a French novelist from the early 17th century.
Nicolas des Escuteaux (or the "sieur des Escuteaux", sometimes written "Escuteaus"; after 1570 – c. 1628) was a French novelist from the early 17th century.
Nicolas Rey
Nicolas Rey is a French writer born in Evreux, Eure, on the 8th of May 1973.
Nicolas Rey is a French writer born in Evreux, Eure, on the 8th of May 1973.
Nicolas-Edme Rétif
Nicolas-Edme Rétif or Nicolas-Edme Restif (23 October 1734 – 2 February 1806), also known as Rétif de la Bretonne, was a French novelist.
Nicolas-Edme Rétif or Nicolas-Edme Restif (23 October 1734 – 2 February 1806), also known as Rétif de la Bretonne, was a French novelist.
Nina Bouraoui
Nina Bouraoui (Ar:نينا بو راوي, born 1967) is a French writer born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, of an Algerian father and a French mother.
Nina Bouraoui (Ar:نينا بو راوي, born 1967) is a French writer born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, of an Algerian father and a French mother.
Nine Moati
Nine Moati, is a French novelist, with Tunisian-Jewish origins.
Nine Moati, is a French novelist, with Tunisian-Jewish origins.
Octave Aubry
Octave Aubry was a French novelist and historian.
Octave Aubry was a French novelist and historian.
Octave Mirbeau
Octave Mirbeau was a French journalist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, novelist, and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, while still appeali...
Octave Mirbeau was a French journalist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, novelist, and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, while still appeali...
Olivier Jacquemond
Olivier Jacquemond (1980-, Paris) is French novelist, essayist and poet.
Olivier Jacquemond (1980-, Paris) is French novelist, essayist and poet.
Olivier Séchan
Olivier Séchan (January 14, 1911 - July 7, 2006) was a French writer.
Olivier Séchan (January 14, 1911 - July 7, 2006) was a French writer.
Pascal Lainé
Pascal Lainé is a French writer born in 1942 in Anet (Eure-et-Loir).
Pascal Lainé is a French writer born in 1942 in Anet (Eure-et-Loir).
Pascal Quignard
Pascal Quignard (born April 23, 1948) is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure.
Pascal Quignard (born April 23, 1948) is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure.
Pascale Roze
Pascale Roze (born 1954 Saïgon, Vietnam) is a French playwright, and novelist.
Pascale Roze (born 1954 Saïgon, Vietnam) is a French playwright, and novelist.
Patrick Besson
Patrick Besson (born 1 June 1956) is a French writer and journalist.
Patrick Besson (born 1 June 1956) is a French writer and journalist.
Patrick Cauvin
Claude Klotz (Marseille, October 6, 1932 – Paris, August 13, 2010), better known by his pen name Patrick Cauvin, was a French writer.
Claude Klotz (Marseille, October 6, 1932 – Paris, August 13, 2010), better known by his pen name Patrick Cauvin, was a French writer.
Patrick Lapeyre
Patrick Lapeyre is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2010, for his seventh novel, La vie est brève et le désir sans fin.
Patrick Lapeyre is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2010, for his seventh novel, La vie est brève et le désir sans fin.
Patrick Modiano
Patrick Modiano is a French novelist.
Patrick Modiano is a French novelist.
Paul Berna
Jean-Marie-Edmond Sabran (21 February 1908, Hyères, Var – 19 January 1994, Paris), best known by his pseudonym Paul Berna, was a French writer whose children's books were also published in...
Jean-Marie-Edmond Sabran (21 February 1908, Hyères, Var – 19 January 1994, Paris), best known by his pseudonym Paul Berna, was a French writer whose children's books were also published in...
Paul Bocage
Paul Auguste Tousez, known as Paul Bocage, (Paris, October 5, 1824–Paris, September 25, 1890) was a French librettist, novelist and dramatist.
Paul Auguste Tousez, known as Paul Bocage, (Paris, October 5, 1824–Paris, September 25, 1890) was a French librettist, novelist and dramatist.
Paul Bourget
Paul Charles Joseph Bourget (September 2, 1852–December 25, 1935), was a French novelist and critic.
Paul Charles Joseph Bourget (September 2, 1852–December 25, 1935), was a French novelist and critic.
Paul Féval, fils
Paul Auguste Jean Nicolas Féval (called Paul Féval fils) (25 January 1860 – 15 March 1933) was a French adventure novelist, like his father Paul Féval, père.
Paul Auguste Jean Nicolas Féval (called Paul Féval fils) (25 January 1860 – 15 March 1933) was a French adventure novelist, like his father Paul Féval, père.
Paul Guimard
Paul Guimard was a French writer known for combining his passion for writing with his love of the sea.
Paul Guimard was a French writer known for combining his passion for writing with his love of the sea.
Paul Guth
Paul Guth (5 March 1910 — 1997) was a French humorist, journalist and writer, and the President of the Académie des provinces françaises.
Paul Guth (5 March 1910 — 1997) was a French humorist, journalist and writer, and the President of the Académie des provinces françaises.
Paul Halter
Paul Halter (born 1956 in Hagenau, Alsace, France) is a writer of crime fiction known for his locked room mysteries.
Paul Halter (born 1956 in Hagenau, Alsace, France) is a writer of crime fiction known for his locked room mysteries.
Paul Hervieu
Paul Hervieu was a French novelist and playwright.
Paul Hervieu was a French novelist and playwright.
Paul Meurice
Paul Meurice (5 February 1818, Paris - 11 December 1905, Paris) was a French novelist and playwright best known for his friendship with Victor Hugo.
Paul Meurice (5 February 1818, Paris - 11 December 1905, Paris) was a French novelist and playwright best known for his friendship with Victor Hugo.
Paul Morand
Paul Morand (March 13, 1888, Paris - July 24, 1976) was a French diplomat, novelist, playwright and poet, considered an early Modernist.
Paul Morand (March 13, 1888, Paris - July 24, 1976) was a French diplomat, novelist, playwright and poet, considered an early Modernist.
Paul Nizan
Paul Nizan (7 February 1905 – 23 May 1940, age 35) was a French philosopher and writer.
Paul Nizan (7 February 1905 – 23 May 1940, age 35) was a French philosopher and writer.
Paul-Loup Sulitzer
Paul Loup Karl Sulitzer (born July 22, 1946 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French financier and author.
Paul Loup Karl Sulitzer (born July 22, 1946 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French financier and author.
Paula Jacques
Paula Jacques is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1991, for Deborah et les anges dissipés.
Paula Jacques is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1991, for Deborah et les anges dissipés.
Paule Constant
Paule Constant (born 1944 Gan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is a French novelist.
Paule Constant (born 1944 Gan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is a French novelist.
Pavel Hak
Pavel Hak (born 1962, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech-born French playwright and author.
Pavel Hak (born 1962, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech-born French playwright and author.
Philippe Beaussant
Philippe Beaussant (born 6 May 1930) French musicologist and novelist, an expert on French baroque music, on which he has published widely.
Philippe Beaussant (born 6 May 1930) French musicologist and novelist, an expert on French baroque music, on which he has published widely.
Philippe Camus (writer)
Philippe Camus is a 15th-century French writer who wrote L'Histoire d'Olivier de Castille et Artus d'Algarbe (between 1430 and 1460) as well as a prose version of Adenet le Roi's romance C...
Philippe Camus is a 15th-century French writer who wrote L'Histoire d'Olivier de Castille et Artus d'Algarbe (between 1430 and 1460) as well as a prose version of Adenet le Roi's romance C...
Philippe Daudy
Philippe Daudy (1925–1994) was, among other things, a member of the French Resistance, a journalist, a novelist, a publisher and a businessman.
Philippe Daudy (1925–1994) was, among other things, a member of the French Resistance, a journalist, a novelist, a publisher and a businessman.
Philippe Delerm
Philippe Delerm (born November 27, 1950 in Auvers-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise) is a French writer, whose collection of short stories La Première gorgée de bière et autres plaisirs minuscules has so...
Philippe Delerm (born November 27, 1950 in Auvers-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise) is a French writer, whose collection of short stories La Première gorgée de bière et autres plaisirs minuscules has so...
Philippe Djian
Philippe Djian (born June 6, 1949 in Paris) is a popular French author of Armenian descent.
Philippe Djian (born June 6, 1949 in Paris) is a popular French author of Armenian descent.
Philippe Doumenc
Philippe Doumenc is a French novelist.
Philippe Doumenc is a French novelist.
Philippe Hériat
Philippe Hériat (September 15, 1898, Paris – October 10, 1971) was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor.
Philippe Hériat (September 15, 1898, Paris – October 10, 1971) was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor.
Philippe Jullian
Philippe Jullian was a French illustrator, art historian, biographer, aesthete, novelist and dandy.
Philippe Jullian was a French illustrator, art historian, biographer, aesthete, novelist and dandy.
Philippe Vasset
Philippe Vasset (born 1972) is a French novelist and journalist.
Philippe Vasset (born 1972) is a French novelist and journalist.
Philéas Lebesgue
Philéas Lebesgue was a French essayist and translator.
Philéas Lebesgue was a French essayist and translator.
Pierre Benoît (novelist)
Pierre Benoît (16 July 1886 – 3 March 1962) was a French novelist and member of the Académie française.
Pierre Benoît (16 July 1886 – 3 March 1962) was a French novelist and member of the Académie française.
Pierre Boulle
Pierre Boulle was a French novelist best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes that were both made into award-winning films.
Pierre Boulle was a French novelist best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes that were both made into award-winning films.
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (; 18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel Les Liaisons d...
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (; 18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel Les Liaisons d...
Pierre Daninos
Pierre Daninos (May 26, 1913, Paris - January 7, 2005) was a French writer and humorist.
Pierre Daninos (May 26, 1913, Paris - January 7, 2005) was a French writer and humorist.
Pierre de Marivaux
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (February 4, 1688 – February 12, 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French novelist and dramatist.
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (February 4, 1688 – February 12, 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French novelist and dramatist.
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle (3 January 1893 in Paris – 15 March 1945 in Paris) was a French writer of novels, short stories and political essays, who lived and died in Paris.
Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle (3 January 1893 in Paris – 15 March 1945 in Paris) was a French writer of novels, short stories and political essays, who lived and died in Paris.
Pierre Gripari
Pierre Gripari (7 January 1925 - 23 December 1990, Paris), was a French writer.
Pierre Gripari (7 January 1925 - 23 December 1990, Paris), was a French writer.
Pierre Guyotat
Pierre Guyotat is a French writer.
Pierre Guyotat is a French writer.
Pierre Jean Jouve
Pierre Jean Jouve (1887, Arras, Pas-de-Calais - 1976) was a French writer, novelist and poet.
Pierre Jean Jouve (1887, Arras, Pas-de-Calais - 1976) was a French writer, novelist and poet.
Pierre Jean Launay
Pierre Jean Launay (December 27, 1900 - April 23, 1982) was a French writer.
Pierre Jean Launay (December 27, 1900 - April 23, 1982) was a French writer.
Pierre Klossowski
Pierre Klossowski (August 9, 1905—August 12, 2001) was a French writer, translator and artist.
Pierre Klossowski (August 9, 1905—August 12, 2001) was a French writer, translator and artist.
Pierre La Mure
Pierre La Mure (15 June 1899, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes - 1976, California) was a French author.
Pierre La Mure (15 June 1899, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes - 1976, California) was a French author.
Pierre Louÿs
Pierre Louÿs (December 10, 1870 – June 6, 1925) was a French poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings.
Pierre Louÿs (December 10, 1870 – June 6, 1925) was a French poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings.
Pierre Moinot
Pierre Moinot was a French novelist.
Pierre Moinot was a French novelist.
Pierre Nord
Pierre Nord, real name André Léon Brouillard (15 April 1900 - 13 December 1985), was a French writer, spy and resistance member.
Pierre Nord, real name André Léon Brouillard (15 April 1900 - 13 December 1985), was a French writer, spy and resistance member.
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Pierre Schoendoerffer was a French film director, a screenwriter, a writer, a war reporter, a war cameraman, a renowned First Indochina War veteran, a cinema academician and since 2001 the Presi...
Pierre Schoendoerffer was a French film director, a screenwriter, a writer, a war reporter, a war cameraman, a renowned First Indochina War veteran, a cinema academician and since 2001 the Presi...
Pierre Souvestre
Pierre Souvestre (1 June 1874 - 26 February 1914) was a French lawyer, journalist, writer and organizer of motor races.
Pierre Souvestre (1 June 1874 - 26 February 1914) was a French lawyer, journalist, writer and organizer of motor races.
Pierre Veron
Pierre Veron (19 April 1831 – 2 November 1900) was a French publicist.
Pierre Veron (19 April 1831 – 2 November 1900) was a French publicist.
Pierre-Henri Simon
Pierre-Henri Simon (16 January 1903, Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde - 20 September 1972) was a French intellectual, literary historian, essayist, novelist, poet and literary critic.
Pierre-Henri Simon (16 January 1903, Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde - 20 September 1972) was a French intellectual, literary historian, essayist, novelist, poet and literary critic.
Pierre-Marie-Charles de Bernard du Grail de la Villette
Pierre-Marie-Charles de Bernard du Grail de la Villette (February 24, 1804 – March 6, 1850), better known simply as Charles de Bernard, was a French writer.
Pierre-Marie-Charles de Bernard du Grail de la Villette (February 24, 1804 – March 6, 1850), better known simply as Charles de Bernard, was a French writer.
Pierre-Olivier Lapie
Pierre-Olivier Lapie was a French essayist and novelist.
Pierre-Olivier Lapie was a French essayist and novelist.
Pierrette Fleutiaux
Pierrette Fleutiaux is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1990, for Nous sommes éternels.
Pierrette Fleutiaux is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1990, for Nous sommes éternels.
Prosper Mérimée
Prosper Mérimée was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer.
Prosper Mérimée was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer.
Raphaële Billetdoux
Raphaële Billetdoux is a French novelist.
Raphaële Billetdoux is a French novelist.
Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau (; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French poet and novelist and the co-founder of Ouvroir de littérature potentielle (Oulipo).
Raymond Queneau (; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French poet and novelist and the co-founder of Ouvroir de littérature potentielle (Oulipo).
Raymond Radiguet
Raymond Radiguet was a French author whose two novels were noted for their explicit themes and writing style and tone.
Raymond Radiguet was a French author whose two novels were noted for their explicit themes and writing style and tone.
René Barjavel
René Barjavel (January 24, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was a French author, journalist and critic who may have been the first to think of the grandfather paradox in time travel.
René Barjavel (January 24, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was a French author, journalist and critic who may have been the first to think of the grandfather paradox in time travel.
René Bazin
René François Nicolas Marie Bazin (December 26, 1853 – July 20, 1932) was a French novelist.
René François Nicolas Marie Bazin (December 26, 1853 – July 20, 1932) was a French novelist.
René Belletto
René Belletto is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1986, for L'Enfer.
René Belletto is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1986, for L'Enfer.
René Benjamin
René Benjamin (1885 in Paris, France - 1948 in Tours, France) was a French author.
René Benjamin (1885 in Paris, France - 1948 in Tours, France) was a French author.
René Crevel
René Crevel (10 August 1900 – 18 June 1935) was a French writer involved with the surrealist movement.
René Crevel (10 August 1900 – 18 June 1935) was a French writer involved with the surrealist movement.
René Daumal
René Daumal (16 March 1908 - 21 May 1944) was a French spiritual para-surrealist writer and poet.
René Daumal (16 March 1908 - 21 May 1944) was a French spiritual para-surrealist writer and poet.
René Maran
René Maran (Fort-de-France, Martinique, 8 November 1887 - 9 May 1960) was a French Guyanese poet and novelist, and the first black writer to win the French Prix Goncourt (in 1921).
René Maran (Fort-de-France, Martinique, 8 November 1887 - 9 May 1960) was a French Guyanese poet and novelist, and the first black writer to win the French Prix Goncourt (in 1921).
René-Jean Clot
René-Jean Clot was a French painter, and novelist.
René-Jean Clot was a French painter, and novelist.
René-Victor Pilhes
René-Victor Pilhes is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1974, for L'Imprécateur.
René-Victor Pilhes is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1974, for L'Imprécateur.
Richard Bessière
Richard Bessière is a French author of science fiction and espionage novels.
Richard Bessière is a French author of science fiction and espionage novels.
Richard Millet
Richard Millet is a French author.
Richard Millet is a French author.
Robert Brasillach
Robert Brasillach (31 March 1909 – 6 February 1945) was a French author and journalist.
Robert Brasillach (31 March 1909 – 6 February 1945) was a French author and journalist.
Robert Dun
Robert Dun, whose real name is Maurice Martin was a french self-taught writer, supporter of european nationalism and neo-paganism.
Robert Dun, whose real name is Maurice Martin was a french self-taught writer, supporter of european nationalism and neo-paganism.
Robert Margerit
Margerit Robert (born January 25, 1910 Brive-la-Gaillarde - June 27, 1988 Isle, Haute-Vienne) was a French journalist and writer.
Margerit Robert (born January 25, 1910 Brive-la-Gaillarde - June 27, 1988 Isle, Haute-Vienne) was a French journalist and writer.
Robert Pinget
Robert Pinget was a major avant-garde French writer, born in Switzerland, who wrote several novels and other prose pieces that drew comparison to Beckett and other major Modernist writers.
Robert Pinget was a major avant-garde French writer, born in Switzerland, who wrote several novels and other prose pieces that drew comparison to Beckett and other major Modernist writers.
Roger de Beauvoir
Roger de Beauvoir (November 8, 1806, Paris – August 27, 1866) was the pen name of French Romantic novelist and playwright Eugène Auguste Roger de Bully (sometimes reported as Édouard Roger...
Roger de Beauvoir (November 8, 1806, Paris – August 27, 1866) was the pen name of French Romantic novelist and playwright Eugène Auguste Roger de Bully (sometimes reported as Édouard Roger...
Roger Martin du Gard
Roger Martin du Gard (23 March 1881 – 22 August 1958) was a French author and winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Roger Martin du Gard (23 March 1881 – 22 August 1958) was a French author and winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Roger Nimier
Roger Nimier (1925, Paris - 1962) is a French novelist.
Roger Nimier (1925, Paris - 1962) is a French novelist.
Roger Peyrefitte
Roger Peyrefitte (17 August 1907 – 5 November 2000) was a French diplomat, writer of bestseller novels and gossipy non-fiction, and a defender of gay rights.
Roger Peyrefitte (17 August 1907 – 5 November 2000) was a French diplomat, writer of bestseller novels and gossipy non-fiction, and a defender of gay rights.
Roger Vailland
Roger Vailland (October 16 Acy-en-Multien, Oise, 1907 - May 12, 1965, Meillonnas, Ain) was a French novelist, essayist, and screenwriter.
Roger Vailland (October 16 Acy-en-Multien, Oise, 1907 - May 12, 1965, Meillonnas, Ain) was a French novelist, essayist, and screenwriter.
Roger Vercel
Roger Vercel (born Roger Cretin) (8 January 1894 Le Mans – 26 February 1957 Dinan) was a French writer.
Roger Vercel (born Roger Cretin) (8 January 1894 Le Mans – 26 February 1957 Dinan) was a French writer.
Roland Dorgelès
Roland Dorgelès (; 1885 in Amiens, Somme – 1973), was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Roland Dorgelès (; 1885 in Amiens, Somme – 1973), was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Roland Topor
Roland Topor (January 7, 1938 – April 16, 1997), was a French illustrator, painter, writer and filmmaker, known for the surreal nature of his work.
Roland Topor (January 7, 1938 – April 16, 1997), was a French illustrator, painter, writer and filmmaker, known for the surreal nature of his work.
Romain Gary
Romain Gary was a French diplomat, novelist, film director and World War II aviator of Litvak origin.
Romain Gary was a French diplomat, novelist, film director and World War II aviator of Litvak origin.
Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Romain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Romain Sardou
Romain Sardou (born January 6, 1974), is a French novelist born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine.
Romain Sardou (born January 6, 1974), is a French novelist born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine.
Régine Deforges
Régine Deforges (born 15 August 1935) is a French author, editor, director, and playwright.
Régine Deforges (born 15 August 1935) is a French author, editor, director, and playwright.
Régis Jauffret
Régis Jauffret is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2005, for Asiles de fous.
Régis Jauffret is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2005, for Asiles de fous.
Salvat Etchart
Salvat Etchart was a French writer, winner of the 1967 Prix Renaudot.
Salvat Etchart was a French writer, winner of the 1967 Prix Renaudot.
Samuel Chappuzeau
Samuel Chappuzeau (1625, Paris - 1701) was a French scholar, author, poet and playwright whose best-known work today is Le Théâtre François, a description of French Theatre in the 17th century.
Samuel Chappuzeau (1625, Paris - 1701) was a French scholar, author, poet and playwright whose best-known work today is Le Théâtre François, a description of French Theatre in the 17th century.
Sarah Bouyain
Sarah Bouyain (born 1968) is a French-Burkinabé writer and film director.
Sarah Bouyain (born 1968) is a French-Burkinabé writer and film director.
Serge Bramly
Serge Bramly (January 31, 1949 Tunis Tunisia) is a French language writer and essayist.
Serge Bramly (January 31, 1949 Tunis Tunisia) is a French language writer and essayist.
Serge Doubrovsky
Serge Doubrovsky is a French writer and 1989 Prix Médicis winner for Le Livre brisé.
Serge Doubrovsky is a French writer and 1989 Prix Médicis winner for Le Livre brisé.
Serge Lamothe
Serge Lamothe is a French writer.
Serge Lamothe is a French writer.
Simon Njami
Simon Njami (b. January 4, 1962 in Lausanne) is an independent lecturer, art critic, novelist and essayist.
Simon Njami (b. January 4, 1962 in Lausanne) is an independent lecturer, art critic, novelist and essayist.
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir, was a French existentialist philosopher, public intellectual, political activist, feminist theoris...
Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir, was a French existentialist philosopher, public intellectual, political activist, feminist theoris...
Sophie Ristaud Cottin
Sophie Cottin (1770-1807) was a French writer whose novels were popular in the 19th century, and were translated into several different languages.
Sophie Cottin (1770-1807) was a French writer whose novels were popular in the 19th century, and were translated into several different languages.
Sorj Chalandon
Sorj Chalandon (born 16 May 1952 in Tunis) is a French writer and journalist.
Sorj Chalandon (born 16 May 1952 in Tunis) is a French writer and journalist.
Stéphane Audeguy
Stéphane Audeguy (born 1964 Tours) is an award-winning French novelist and essayist.
Stéphane Audeguy (born 1964 Tours) is an award-winning French novelist and essayist.
Stéphanie Félicité du Crest de Saint-Aubin
Madame de Genlis, full name Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Aubin, comtesse de Genlis, or Madame Brûlart, (January 25, 1746 - December 31, 1830) was a French writer and educator.
Madame de Genlis, full name Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Aubin, comtesse de Genlis, or Madame Brûlart, (January 25, 1746 - December 31, 1830) was a French writer and educator.
Suzanne Prou
Suzanne Prou was a French novelist.
Suzanne Prou was a French novelist.
Sylvie Germain
Sylvie Germain is a French author.
Sylvie Germain is a French author.
Sébastien Japrisot
Sébastien Japrisot (4 July 1931 – 4 March 2003) was a French author, screenwriter and film director, born in Marseille.
Sébastien Japrisot (4 July 1931 – 4 March 2003) was a French author, screenwriter and film director, born in Marseille.
Sébastien Lapaque
Sébastien Lapaque (born 2 February 1971) is a French novelist, essayist and gastronome, and a critic for Figaro littéraire.
Sébastien Lapaque (born 2 February 1971) is a French novelist, essayist and gastronome, and a critic for Figaro littéraire.
Tancrède Vallerey
Tancrède Vallerey (born 1892, date of death unknown) was a French writer.
Tancrède Vallerey (born 1892, date of death unknown) was a French writer.
Therese Bentzon
Therese (Thérèse) Bentzon is the pseudonym of Marie Thérèse Blanc (September 21, 1840 – 1907), a French journalist, essayist, and novelist, for many years on the staff of the Revue des D...
Therese (Thérèse) Bentzon is the pseudonym of Marie Thérèse Blanc (September 21, 1840 – 1907), a French journalist, essayist, and novelist, for many years on the staff of the Revue des D...
Thierry Jonquet
Thierry Jonquet (January 19, 1954 – August 9, 2009) was a French writer who specialised in crime novels with political themes.
Thierry Jonquet (January 19, 1954 – August 9, 2009) was a French writer who specialised in crime novels with political themes.
Thierry Sandre
Thierry Sandre (real name Charles Moulié) (9 May 1891 Bayonne - 1950) was a French writer, poet, essayist.
Thierry Sandre (real name Charles Moulié) (9 May 1891 Bayonne - 1950) was a French writer, poet, essayist.
Théophile Gautier
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, art critic and literary critic.
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, art critic and literary critic.
Théophile Marion Dumersan
Théophile Marion Dumersan (4 January 1780, Plou, Cher - 13 April 1849, Paris) was a French writer of plays, vaudevilles, poetry, novels, chanson collections, librettos, and novels, as well as a ...
Théophile Marion Dumersan (4 January 1780, Plou, Cher - 13 April 1849, Paris) was a French writer of plays, vaudevilles, poetry, novels, chanson collections, librettos, and novels, as well as a ...
Tonino Benacquista
Tonino Benacquista (born in Choisy-le-Roi on 1 September 1961) is an award-winning French crime fiction author, comics writer, and screenwriter.
Tonino Benacquista (born in Choisy-le-Roi on 1 September 1961) is an award-winning French crime fiction author, comics writer, and screenwriter.
Ulric Guttinguer
Ulric Guttinguer (Rouen, 31 January 1785? – 21 September 1866) was a French novelist.
Ulric Guttinguer (Rouen, 31 January 1785? – 21 September 1866) was a French novelist.
Ursule Molinaro
Ursule Molinaro was a prolific novelist, playwright, translator and visual artist, the author of 12 novels, two collections of short prose works, innumerable short stories for literary magazines...
Ursule Molinaro was a prolific novelist, playwright, translator and visual artist, the author of 12 novels, two collections of short prose works, innumerable short stories for literary magazines...
Vanessa Duriès
Vanessa Duriès, also known as Katia Lamara (1972 - December 13, 1993) was a French novelist.
Vanessa Duriès, also known as Katia Lamara (1972 - December 13, 1993) was a French novelist.
Victoire Léodile Béra
Victoire Léodile Béra (1824–1900) was a French novelist, journalist and feminist.
Victoire Léodile Béra (1824–1900) was a French novelist, journalist and feminist.
Victor Cherbuliez
Charles Victor Cherbuliez (19 July 1829 – 1 July 1899) was a French novelist and author.
Charles Victor Cherbuliez (19 July 1829 – 1 July 1899) was a French novelist and author.
Victor Henri Joseph Brahain Ducange
Victor Henri-Joseph Brahain du Cange (or Ducange) (November 24, 1783 – October 15, 1833) was a French novelist and dramatist, born at the Hague, where his father was secretary to the Frenc...
Victor Henri-Joseph Brahain du Cange (or Ducange) (November 24, 1783 – October 15, 1833) was a French novelist and dramatist, born at the Hague, where his father was secretary to the Frenc...
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
Vincent Cespedes
Vincent Cespedes (born September 14, 1973 in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French philosopher and writer.
Vincent Cespedes (born September 14, 1973 in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French philosopher and writer.
Virginie Despentes
Virginie Despentes is a French writer, novelist and filmmaker.
Virginie Despentes is a French writer, novelist and filmmaker.
Viviane Forrester
Viviane Forrester (born 29 September 1925 Paris) is a writer, essayist, novelist and literary critic.
Viviane Forrester (born 29 September 1925 Paris) is a writer, essayist, novelist and literary critic.
Véronique Tadjo
Véronique Tadjo (born 1955) is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Côte d'Ivoire.
Véronique Tadjo (born 1955) is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Côte d'Ivoire.
William de Malveisin
Guillaume or William de Malveisin (also, modern forms Malvoisin or Mauvoisin) was Chancellor of Scotland, Bishop of Glasgow (1199/1200-1202) and then Bishop of St. Andrews (1220–1238).
Guillaume or William de Malveisin (also, modern forms Malvoisin or Mauvoisin) was Chancellor of Scotland, Bishop of Glasgow (1199/1200-1202) and then Bishop of St. Andrews (1220–1238).
Wladimir d'Ormesson
Wladimir d'Ormesson was a French essayist, novelist, journalist and diplomat.
Wladimir d'Ormesson was a French essayist, novelist, journalist and diplomat.
Xavier de Maistre
Xavier de Maistre (October 1763 – 12 June 1852) of Savoy (then part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia), lived largely as a military man, but is known as a French writer.
Xavier de Maistre (October 1763 – 12 June 1852) of Savoy (then part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia), lived largely as a military man, but is known as a French writer.
Yann Queffélec
Yann Queffélec (born September 4, 1949 in Paris) is a French author who won the Prix Goncourt in 1985 for his novel Les Noces barbares, translated into English as The Wedding.
Yann Queffélec (born September 4, 1949 in Paris) is a French author who won the Prix Goncourt in 1985 for his novel Les Noces barbares, translated into English as The Wedding.
Yasmina Reza
Yasmina Reza (born 1 May 1959 or 1960 in Paris) is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays Art and God of Carnage.
Yasmina Reza (born 1 May 1959 or 1960 in Paris) is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays Art and God of Carnage.
Youenn Drezen
Youenn Drezen (1899–1972) is the Breton language name of Yves Le Drézen, a Breton nationalist writer and activist.
Youenn Drezen (1899–1972) is the Breton language name of Yves Le Drézen, a Breton nationalist writer and activist.
Zénaïde Fleuriot
Zénaïde-Marie-Anne Fleuriot (28 October 1829 -19 December 1890), was a French novelist.
Zénaïde-Marie-Anne Fleuriot (28 October 1829 -19 December 1890), was a French novelist.
Édouard Corbière
Jean Antoine René Édouard Corbière (1 April 1793, Brest - 27 September 1875, Morlaix) was a French sailor, shipowner, journalist and writer, considered to be the father of the French maritime novel.
Jean Antoine René Édouard Corbière (1 April 1793, Brest - 27 September 1875, Morlaix) was a French sailor, shipowner, journalist and writer, considered to be the father of the French maritime novel.
Édouard Dujardin
Édouard Dujardin (November 10, 1861–October 31, 1949) was a French writer, one of the early users of the stream of consciousness literary technique, exemplified by his 1888 novel Les Lauriers ...
Édouard Dujardin (November 10, 1861–October 31, 1949) was a French writer, one of the early users of the stream of consciousness literary technique, exemplified by his 1888 novel Les Lauriers ...
Édouard Estaunié
Édouard Estaunié (Dijon, February 4, 1862 - Paris, February 1, 1942) was a French novelist.
Édouard Estaunié (Dijon, February 4, 1862 - Paris, February 1, 1942) was a French novelist.
Élisabeth Fanger
Élisabeth Fanger (1956-) is the French author of J'avais dix-huit ans (I was 18), an autobiographical account of her adventures following her bank-robber boyfriend Sid Mohamed Badaoui ...
Élisabeth Fanger (1956-) is the French author of J'avais dix-huit ans (I was 18), an autobiographical account of her adventures following her bank-robber boyfriend Sid Mohamed Badaoui ...
Élémir Bourges
Élémir Bourges (26 March 1852, Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence – 13 November 1925) was a French novelist.
Élémir Bourges (26 March 1852, Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence – 13 November 1925) was a French novelist.
Émile Erckmann
Émile Erckmann (20 May 1822 — 14 March 1899) was a French writer, strongly associated with the region of Alsace-Lorraine.
Émile Erckmann (20 May 1822 — 14 March 1899) was a French writer, strongly associated with the region of Alsace-Lorraine.
Émile Gaboriau
Émile Gaboriau (November 9, 1832 - September 28, 1873), was a French writer, novelist, and journalist, and a pioneer of modern detective fiction.
Émile Gaboriau (November 9, 1832 - September 28, 1873), was a French writer, novelist, and journalist, and a pioneer of modern detective fiction.
Émile Henriot (writer)
Émile Henriot was a French poet, novelist, essayist and literary critic.
Émile Henriot was a French poet, novelist, essayist and literary critic.
Émile Souvestre
Émile Souvestre (April 15, 1806 – July 5, 1854) was a French novelist who was a native of Morlaix, Finistère.
Émile Souvestre (April 15, 1806 – July 5, 1854) was a French novelist who was a native of Morlaix, Finistère.
Émile Zola
Émile François Zola was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.
Émile François Zola was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.
Éric Fottorino
Éric Fottorino,, is a French journalist and writer.
Éric Fottorino,, is a French journalist and writer.
Éric Jourdan
Éric Jourdan (born 1938) is a French novelist and playwright.
Éric Jourdan (born 1938) is a French novelist and playwright.
Éric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher.
Éric Rohmer was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher.
Érik Orsenna
Érik Orsenna is the pen-name of Érik Arnoult (born 22 March 1947 in Paris), a French politician and novelist.
Érik Orsenna is the pen-name of Érik Arnoult (born 22 March 1947 in Paris), a French politician and novelist.
Étienne Pivert de Senancour
Étienne Pivert de Senancour (Paris, 16 November 1770 - Saint-Cloud, 10 January 1846), was a French writer.
Étienne Pivert de Senancour (Paris, 16 November 1770 - Saint-Cloud, 10 January 1846), was a French writer.