biography
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Viaud, Louis Marie Julien
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pseudonym Pierre Loti
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pronunciation:
[veeoh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1850–1923)
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| biography:
| Writer and French naval officer, born in Rochefort, W France. He entered the navy in 1869, and served in the East, retiring as captain in 1910. His first novel, Aziyadé (1879), quickly gained the respect of critics and public alike. He continued to write throughout his naval career, using experiences and observations on his voyages as source material for his books. His best-known novel is Pêcheur d'Islande (1886, Fisherman of Iceland), a descriptive study of Breton fisher life in Icelandic waters. Other works include Rarahu, published in 1882 as Le Mariage de Loti (The Marriage of Loti) - a pseudonym he received from the women of the South Sea Islands. |
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