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Jules Renard was a French writer who lived from 1864 to 1910 and is known for his literary works, particularly his keen observations of nature and human behavior. His writing style and contributions to French literature have made him a notable figure in late 19th-century letters, though he is perhaps less widely known today than some of his contemporaries.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1864
- Died
- 1910
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Poil de carotte
- פרנסואה ראש גזר
- L'écornifleur
- Poil de carotte ; Monsieur Vernet ; Le plaisir de rompre ; Le pain de ménage ; La bigote
- Fransuʼah Rosh gezer
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 19
- Total plays
- 55
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People
· 2010 · cited 9,374x
- Clinical Targets for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data Interpretation: Recommendations From the International Consensus on Time in Range
· 2019 · cited 3,453x
- The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer
· 2020 · cited 3,320x
- The Dorsoventral Regulatory Gene Cassette spätzle/Toll/cactus Controls the Potent Antifungal Response in Drosophila Adults
· 1996 · cited 3,054x
- The Host Defense of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
· 2007 · cited 3,029x
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Quotes
- “It is necessary to love nature and men in spite of their mud. (March 27, C.E.1893; Vergani, p. 65)”
- “A truly free man is one who knows how to refuse an invitation to dinner without giving pretexts. (November 25, C.E.1895)”
- “The layman is the man who tirelessly seeks God and never finds Him. (June 16, C.E.1902; Vergani, p. 198)”
- “It is tremendous how hard it is to take an interest in the ailments of others when you are well. (January 26, C.E.1910; Vergani, p. 281)”
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Jules Renard, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Pierre-Jules Renard ( pronounced [pjɛʁ ʒyl ʁənaʁ]; 22 February 1864 – 22 May 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte (Carrot Top, 1894) and Les Histoires Naturelles (Nature Stories, 1896). Among his other works are Le Plaisir de rompre (The Pleasure of Breaking, 1898) and the posthumously published Huit Jours à la campagne (Eight Days in the Country, 1912).
Early life
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