Gérard de Nerval
French writer
Died when: 46 years 249 days (560 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Gérard de Nerval (French: [ʒeʁaʁ də nɛʁval]; 22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855) was the pen name of the French writer, poet, and translator Gérard Labrunie, a major figure of French romanticism, best known for his novellas and poems, especially the collection Les Filles du feu (The Daughters of Fire), which included the novella Sylvie and the poem "El Desdichado".
Through his translations, Nerval played a major role in introducing French readers to the works of German Romantic authors, including Klopstock, Schiller, Bürger and Goethe.
His later work merged poetry and journalism in a fictional context and influenced Marcel Proust.His last novella, , influenced André Breton and Surrealism.
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