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Alfred Sirven
1838–1900
A sharp-eyed French journalist and novelist, he wrote lively, often satirical books about the press and the social habits of his time. His work offers a vivid glimpse of late 19th-century France.
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O Romance d'uma cantora
by Alfred Sirven
About the author
Born in Toulouse in 1838 and later active in Paris, Alfred Sirven was a French writer and journalist. Bibliothèque nationale de France records identify him as an author, with a birth date in 1838 and death in Paris in 1900.
Sirven is best remembered for books that drew on the world around him, especially journalism and contemporary society. His published works include Journaux et journalistes, and library records show a substantial body of novels and other writings from the second half of the 19th century.
His writing seems to have combined observation, social commentary, and satire, making him a useful guide to the moods and manners of his era. Although he is not widely known today, his books remain of interest to readers curious about French literary and journalistic life in the 1800s.