author
Alphonse Karr
1808–1890
Known for witty, sharp-eyed writing, this 19th-century French novelist and journalist mixed satire with personal feeling in stories that won a wide readership. He is also remembered for the famous line, often paraphrased in English as “the more things change, the more they stay the same.”
8 Audiobooks
Midi à quatorze heures Histoire d'un voisin—Voyage dans Paris—Une visite à l'Arsenal—Un homme et une femme
by Alphonse Karr
Voyage autour de mon jardin
by Alphonse Karr
Bourdonnements
by Alphonse Karr
Les guêpes — séries 3 & 4
by Alphonse Karr
Les guêpes — séries 1 & 2
by Alphonse Karr
Geneviève
by Alphonse Karr
Clotilde
by Alphonse Karr
La Maison de l'Ogre
by Alphonse Karr
About the author
Born in Paris on November 24, 1808, Alphonse Karr became a teacher at the Collège Bourbon before turning to literature. His early novel Sous les tilleuls (1832) helped establish his name, and he went on to publish many novels, essays, and journalistic pieces marked by humor, irony, and a lively, conversational style.
Karr was not only a novelist but also an influential journalist and critic. He founded the satirical journal Les Guêpes, which became closely associated with his sharp commentary on society and politics. His writing often blended elegance with mockery, making him a distinctive voice in French literary life.
Later in life he settled in the south of France, where he continued to write. He died in Saint-Raphaël on September 29, 1890. Today he is remembered both for his fiction and for the enduring bite of his aphorisms.