biography
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Courteline, Georges
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pseudonym of Georges-Victor-Marcel Moineau
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pronunciation:
[koortuhleen]
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| lived:
| (1860–1929)
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| biography:
| Humorist and playwright, born in Tours, WC France, the son of the humorist Jules Moineau. He began with sketches and short stories, then wrote Les Gaîtés de l'Escadron (1886) which he adapted for the stage in 1895. A light-hearted social satirist, he exercised his taste for parody with La Conversation d'Alceste (1895). Among his best works are the stories of Messieurs les ronds-de-cuir (1893) and the farces Boubouroche (1893) and La Paix chez-soi (1903). He published some reflections under the title of La Philosophie de Courteline (1917). |
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