author
Albert Keim
1876–1947
A French man of letters with a wide-ranging curiosity, he wrote literary biographies, criticism, memoir, and even speculative fiction. His books often aimed to make major cultural figures feel approachable to general readers.
2 Audiobooks
Honoré de Balzac
by Albert Keim, Louis Lumet
Gérôme
by Albert Keim
About the author
Albert Keim was a French author active in the first half of the 20th century. Library records identify him as living from 1876 to 1947, and surviving catalogs link his name to biographies, literary studies, and other nonfiction works.
His bibliography shows a strong interest in major writers and thinkers. Works attributed to him include studies of Honoré de Balzac, Charles Dickens, Shakespeare, Pasteur, and Helvétius, and some editions were prepared with Louis Lumet. The range of subjects suggests a writer drawn to explaining influential lives and ideas in a clear, readable way.
Keim also left a memoir, Le demi-siècle: souvenirs de la vie littéraire et politique, 1876-1946, published after his death, which points to his long engagement with literary and public life in France. Catalog records also list titles such as Feminapolis, showing that his work was not limited to biography alone.