Albert Cim

Born Albert-Antoine Cimochowski in Bar-le-Duc on October 22, 1845, he published under the name Albert Cim and built a varied career as a novelist, literary critic, and bibliographer. French library records and reference sources identify him as a French author who died in Paris on May 8, 1924.

Cim is especially remembered for his fascination with the world of books itself. Alongside novels and shorter fiction, he wrote works on literature, book collecting, libraries, and reading habits, which helped make him a familiar name among readers interested in literary curiosities and the culture of books.

His writing has an appealingly practical, observant quality: he could be entertaining without losing his love of detail. That mix of storytelling and bibliographic curiosity gives his work a distinct place in French literary life at the turn of the 20th century.