Élémir Bourges date of birth:
March 26, 1852
How old was Élémir Bourges when died?
73
Where was Élémir Bourges born?
Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
When did Élémir Bourges die?
November 13, 1925
Where did Élémir Bourges die?
Auteuil, France
What is Élémir Bourges nationality?
French
What is Élémir Bourges's occupation?
Writer, novelist, literary critic
Élémir Bourges claim to fame:
Le Crépuscule des dieux (1884); Les oiseaux s'envolent et les fleurs tombent (1893)
Short Biography
Élémir Bourges (26 March 1852, Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence – 13 November 1925) was a French novelist. A winner of the Goncourt Prize, he was also a member of the Académie Goncourt. Bourges, who accused the Naturalists of having "belittled and deformed man", was closely linked with the Decadent and Symbolist modes in literature. His works, which include the 1884 novel Le Crépuscule des dieux ("the Twilight of the Gods"), were informed by both Richard Wagner and the Elizabethan dramatists.