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Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly

Influential nineteenth-century French novelist and literary critic

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Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly (2 November 1808 – 23 April 1889) was a French novelist, poet, short story writer, and literary critic. He specialised in mystery tales that explored hidden motivation and hinted at evil without being explicitly concerned with anything supernatural.

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Age at death: 80
Years since death: 137

Born: November 2, 1808 · Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, France
Died: April 23, 1889
Nationality: French
Known for: Literature, Media, Scholarship

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Father: Théophile Barbey d'Aurevilly

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