false 3660828 2 <div>Spanning from 1887 to a month before his death in 1910, <i>The Journal of Jules Renard</i> is a unique autobiographical masterpiece that, though celebrated abroad and cited as a principle influence by writers as varying as Somerset Maugham and Donald Barthelme, remains largely undiscovered in the United States. Throughout his journal, Renard develops not only his artistic convictions but also his humanity, as he reflects on the nineteenth-century French literary and art scene and the emergence of his position as an important novelist and playwright in that world, provides aphorisms and quips, and portrays the details of his personal life-his love interests, his position as a socialist mayor of Chitry, the suicide of his father-which often appear in his work.</div> 3704049 1964 The Journal of Jules Renard total:24|5:9|4:4|3:8|2:3| 24 91 52 7 2 0 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 21:15:30 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 10:31:20 -0800 2009 1 Journal together. The biggest complaint I have is the book’s lack of context. There’s only the sketchiest of biographies in the introduction. From this book you ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 16:15:34 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 16:18:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Nov 19 02:28:17 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 02:59:39 -0800 2008
The writer must create his own language, and not use that of his neighbour. He must be able to watch it grow."
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