Le lys rouge - France, Anatole 1844-1924; Cain, Julien 1887-1974; Dongen, Kees van 1877-1968 (Paris Sauret, 1958)
Anatole France (1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament".
Originally published in 1894
Keywords: 20th Century (1901-2000); Literature; Novel; Paris (France)