Jean Lorrain

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Jean Lorrain was a French Symbolist writer and decadent novelist known for his flamboyant style, fascination with the macabre, and satirical portrayals of Belle Époque society.

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instanceOf French Symbolist writer
critic
decadent writer
human
journalist
novelist
poet
birthName Paul Alexandre Martin Duval
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
contemporaryOf Joris-Karl Huysmans
Marcel Proust
Stéphane Mallarmé
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1855-08-09
dateOfDeath 1906-06-30
era Belle Époque
ethnicGroup French
genre journalism
novel
poetry
satire
short story
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement Belle Époque literature
linked to: Belle Époque

Decadent movement
linked to: Decadentism

Symbolism
name Jean Lorrain
notableFor fascination with the macabre
flamboyant style
satirical portrayals of Belle Époque society
notableWork Histoires de masques
Monsieur de Bougrelon
Monsieur de Phocas
Sensations et souvenirs
occupation art critic
journalist
novelist
poet
writer
placeOfBirth France
Fécamp
Normandy
Seine-Maritime
placeOfDeath France
Paris
pseudonym Jean Lorrain
residence Paris
sexualOrientation homosexual

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French symbolism hasKeyFigure Jean Lorrain
Jean Lorrain name Jean Lorrain
Jean Lorrain pseudonym Jean Lorrain
Gil Blas notableContributor Jean Lorrain
subject linked to: newspaper Gil Blas