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Anatole France
Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. Several of his books were 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 sympath…
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culture · French author and journalist (1844–1924) · writer · poet · novelist · librarian · literary critic · science fiction writer · prose writer · biographer · critic · journalist · also Anatole France, Jacques François-Anatole Thibault, Anatole Thibault, France
Born 16 April 1844 · Died 12 October 1924 · Q42443
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2026· 6 entries
“it is unquestionable that he was attacked partly from political motives”
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“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal loaves of bread.”
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BBC: France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s
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The New Yorker: Anatole France in the Hands of His Friends—“Joan of Arc,” by Chantecler—Thomas Burke’s Stories
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Mint: Quote of the Day by French poet Anatole France — ‘To accomplish great things, we must not only act…’
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2025· 1 entry
ActuaLitté: Anatole France à la BnF : une mémoire ravivée par des archives inédites
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2024· 6 entries
AgoraVox: Anatole France, figure marquante de la Troisième République
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Le Journal du Dimanche: Anatole France, le retour d’un géant littéraire : entretien avec Guillaume Métayer pour le centenaire de sa mort
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Sud Ouest: La chronique de Michel Winock. Faut-il réhabiliter Anatole France ?
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Le Figaro: Jean-Marie Laclavetine: «L’anticonformisme goguenard d’Anatole France excitait la haine de beaucoup»
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Le Figaro: Les dieux ont soif, d’Anatole France: un livre d’une modernité fascinante
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Fabula: Anatole France retrouvé ? (Paris)
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2022· 2 entries
The Atlantic: Anatole France: An Imaginary Interview
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The Atlantic: Anatole France
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1987· 1 entry
“(Tłum. Jan Sten, wyd. Książka i Wiedza, Warszawa 1987)”
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1961· 1 entry
“Sinnlose Europäer, die daran denken, sich gegenseitig zu erwürgen, wo doch gleiche Zivilisation sie einhüllt und vereint!" - Aufruhr der Engel, zitiert bei Alfred Grunow (Hrsg.): Führende Worte Band 2 - Lebensweisheit und Weltanschauung abendländischer Dichter u. Denker. 1961. S. 233”
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1950· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Prize for the Best Novels of the Half-Century for The Gods Are Athirst (1950).
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1949· 1 entry
“(Tłum. Jan Sten. wyd. Książka i Wiedza. Warszawa 1949)”
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1925· 1 entry
“Ich werde versuchen, gute Beispiele dafür zu finden, daß Vorzüge von gestern oft die Fehler von morgen sind." - Die Vormittage der Villa Said. Gespräche gesammelt von Paul Gsell. Deutsch von Hans Jacob. Verlag I.M. Spaeth 1925. Seite 103”
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1924· 20 entries
Died 1924-10-12.
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“Le christianisme a beaucoup fait pour l’amour en en faisant un péché.”
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“Dans tout État policé, la richesse est chose sacrée; dans les démocraties elle est la seule chose sacrée. (fr.)”
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“Estar triste é quase sempre pensar em si mesmo.”
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“J'ai toujours préféré la folie des passions à la sagesse de l'indifférence.”
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“Le christianisme a beaucoup fait pour l’amour en en faisant un péché. (fr.)”
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“Le bon critique est celui qui raconte les aventures de son âme au milieu des chefs-d'œuvre. (fr.)”
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“When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple: take it and copy it.”
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“L’ironie est la dernière phase de la désillusion. (fr.)”
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“You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences.”
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“If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.”
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“Jeśli nie starczy nam sił, aby milczeć, możemy mówić tylko o sobie.”
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“Kino wciela najgorszy ideał mas… Nie jest to koniec świata, lecz koniec cywilizacji.”
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“Kobieta jest jak książka. Przeglądając, zawsze się na coś natrafi.”
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“Lepiej zrozumieć mało, niż zrozumieć źle.”
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“Dobro oskarżonego jest święte, dobro społeczeństwa jest po dwakroć święte, dobro sprawiedliwości jest święte po trzykroć.”
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“Opis: wypowiedź księdza Lantaigne, rektora seminarium, jednego z bohaterów powieści.”
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“Nie mogę o niej wątpić, najmilszy Agaricu – odrzekł mnich z Conils – byłoby to przeciwne prawom mego kraju (…). Jest to zresztą niepotrzebne, skoro Pyrot jest skazany. Jeśli nie został skazany dlatego, że jest winny, to jest winny dlatego, że został skazany: to na jedno wychodzi. Wierzę w jego winę, jak każdy dobry obywatel wierzyć powinien.”
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“Talent to tylko wielka cierpliwość.”
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“L'anneau d'améthyste - página 6, Anatole France - Sagittaire, 1924 - 419 páginas”
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1923· 2 entries
“Les opinions de M. Jérôme Coignard, recueilliés par Jacques Tournebroche - página 141, Anatole France - Calmann-Lévy, 1923 - 256 páginas”
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“La vie littéraire - v.4, Página 224, de Anatole France - Publicado por Calmann Lévy, 1923”
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1921· 3 entries
Awarded the 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.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature (1921).
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“(Original franz.: "Mais je vais choisir des exemples plus éclatants pour vous montrer que les qualités d'hier sont souvent les défauts d'aujourd'hui." - Les matinées de la Villa Saïd. B. Grasset Paris 1921. p. 138 archive.org)”
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1920· 2 entries
Gave his support to the newly founded French Communist Party
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France married for the second time, his housekeeper Emma Laprévotte
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1914· 1 entry
“(Original franz.: "Européens insensés qui méditent de s'entr'égorger, alors qu'une même civilisation les enveloppe et les unit!"" - La révolte des anges. 1914. p. 251 archive.org)”
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1910· 1 entry
“Anatole France; "Monsieur Bergeret à Paris", página 154; Publicado por Calmann-Lévy, 1910; 404 páginas”
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1906· 1 entry
“Man muß im Leben mit dem Zufall rechnen. Der Zufall, schließlich, ist Gott." - Der Garten des Epikur. Autorisierte Übersetzung von Olga Sigall. Verlag J.C.C. Bruns Minden/Westphalen.1906. Google Books S. 76 books.google”
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1905· 1 entry
“Sur la Pierre Blanche - Página 162, Anatole France - Nelson, 1905, 285 páginas”
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1896· 1 entry
Career landmark: seat 38 of the Académie française (1896–1924).
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1895· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (1895).
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1894· 6 entries
“Le Lys Rouge [The Red Lily] (1894), ch. 1”
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“(Original franz.: "Cela consiste pour les pauvres à soutenir et à conserver les riches dans leur puissance et leur oisiveté. Ils y doivent travailler devant la majestueuse égalité des lois, qui interdit au riche comme au pauvre de coucher sous les ponts, de mendier dans les rues et de voler du pain." - Le lys rouge. Calmann-Lévy, 1894, chap. 7, p. 118)”
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“Le Lys Rouge [The Red Lily] (1894), ch. 7”
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“Le Jardin D'Epicure (1894)”
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“Le Jardin d'Épicure [The Garden of Epicurus] (1894)”
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“("Une femme est franche quand elle ne fait pas de mensonges inutiles." - - Le lys rouge. Calmann-Lévy, 1894, chap. 20, p. 238)”
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1893· 1 entry
France had many liaisons, notably with an American, Laura Gagey, who committed suicide in 1911 after he abandoned her
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1892· 1 entry
“L’Étui de nacre: Le Procurateur de Judée [Mother of Pearl: The Procurator of Judea] (1892)”
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1889· 1 entry
Awarded Vitet Prize (1889).
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1888· 1 entry
Began a relationship with Madame Arman de Caillavet, who conducted a celebrated literary salon of the Third Republic
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1885· 1 entry
“Le livre de mon ami (1885): Le livre de Pierre, part I, ch. II: La dame en blanc”
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1884· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (1884).
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1882· 1 entry
Awarded Montyon Prize (1882).
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1877· 1 entry
France married Valérie Guérin de Sauville, a granddaughter of Jean-Urbain Guérin, a miniaturist who painted Louis XVI
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1876· 1 entry
Was appointed librarian for the French Senate
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1875· 1 entry
Sat on the committee in charge of the third Parnasse contemporain compilation
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1869· 1 entry
Le Parnasse contemporain published one of his poems, "La Part de Madeleine"
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1868· 1 entry
“(Original franz.: "L'ironie est la dernière phase de la désillusion" - Alfred de Vigny: étude. 1868. p. 91 books.google)”
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1849· 1 entry
“Le crime de Sylvestre Bonnard, membre de l'Institut - Volume 1 - Página 215, Anatole France - Calmann-Lévy, 1849 - 323 páginas”
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1844· 1 entry
Born 1844-04-16.
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