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Octave Mirbeau
French writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917)
For the sculpture, see Octave Mirbeau (sculpture).
Octave Mirbeau | |
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| Born | Octave Henri Marie Mirbeau (1848-02-16)16 February 1848 Trévières, France |
| Died | 16 February 1917(1917-02-16) (aged 69) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Passy Cemetery, Paris |
| Occupation | Novelist, playwright, journalist, pamphleteer |
| Genre | Novel, comedy, chronicles, art critic |
| Literary movement | Impressionism, expressionism, decadent, avant-garde |
| Notable works | The Torture Garden (1899) The Diary of a Chambermaid (1900) |
| Spouse | |
Octave Henri Marie Mirbeau (French:[ɔktavmiʁbo]; 16 February 1848 – 16 February 1917) was a French novelist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, journalist and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, whilst still appealing to the literary and artistic avant-garde with highly transgressive novels that explored violence, abu