author
Anatole Cerfberr
1835–1896
A lively French journalist and dramatic critic, he wrote under several pseudonyms and moved easily between newspapers, theater, and literary study. He is best remembered today for his detailed work on Balzac’s world, especially the award-winning reference book on La Comédie humaine he created with Jules Christophe.
3 Audiobooks
Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Part 2
by Anatole Cerfberr, Jules François Christophe
Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z
by Anatole Cerfberr, Jules François Christophe
Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Part 1
by Anatole Cerfberr, Jules François Christophe
About the author
Born in Paris on July 6, 1835, Anatole Cerfberr became a French journalist, dramatic critic, and author whose writing appeared in many newspapers and journals. He also published under several pen names, including Arthur Clary, Antoine Cerlier, and Fulgence Ridal.
Cerfberr had wide literary interests, but Balzac was especially important to him. With Jules Christophe, he produced Répertoire de la Comédie humaine de H. de Balzac, a guide to the people, places, and details of Balzac’s fiction that was honored by the Académie française in 1887. Contemporary reference works also describe him as an admirer of both Balzac and Victor Hugo, and as someone deeply at home in the world of the stage.
He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on August 19, 1896. Though not widely known today, his work remains valuable to readers interested in nineteenth-century French literature, journalism, and theater.