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Jules Renard

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Jules Renard

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Also known as Pierre-Jules Renard

French author (1864-1910)

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Jules Renard was a French author whose literary output included twenty-five works. Among his notable titles are *Poil de carotte*, *L'écornifleur*, *Monsieur Vernet*, *Le plaisir de romper*, *Le pain de ménage*, and *La bigote*. He is also associated with the work *Fransuʼah Rosh gezer*.

Renard was born in 1864 and died in 1910. His writings have been the subject of various scholarly references, with different databases cataloging between two and five specific works. He has been referenced by eighty-eight other encyclopedia articles.

Several quotes are attributed to him, including the statement that "It is necessary to love nature and men in spite of their mud." He also wrote that "A truly free man is one who knows how to refuse an invitation to dinner without giving pretexts" and described the layman as "the man who tirelessly seeks God and never finds Him."

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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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Character
Country
CA
Active from
2005

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
19
Total plays
55

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jules
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Châlons-du-Maine
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
poet
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Movement
freethought
Image
Jules Renard.jpg
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Jules Renard
birth name
Pierre-Jules Renard
name in native language
Jules Renard
Commons category
Jules Renard
date of birth
1867-01-01
date of death
1910-05-24
Commons Creator page
Jules Renard
different from
Jules Renard
has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art
writing language
French
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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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