Name Jean Tinan Role Writer | Died 1898 | |
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Jean de Tinan, a.k.a. Jean Le Barbier de Tinan, (1874–1898) was a French writer.
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Biography
Born to a baron and a socialite, Jean de Tinan moved to Paris in 1895 after graduating from the School of Agriculture in Montpellier. He is remembered as a figure of the Belle époque.
Film adaptations
In 2002, a film was made on his novel Le Doux amour des hommes.
Literary significance and criticism
Stéphane Mallarmé referred to his Penses-tu réussir! as a modern version of Gustave Flaubert's Sentimental Education.
References
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