author
Clément Vautel
1876–1954
A sharp-eyed French man of letters, he moved easily between journalism, fiction, and the stage. Best known for his lively social satire, he left behind a huge body of newspaper writing as well as novels and plays.
2 Audiobooks
Mon curé chez les riches
by Clément Vautel
Mon curé chez les pauvres
by Clément Vautel
About the author
Born in Tournai, Belgium, on January 31, 1876, Clément Vautel was the pen name of Clément-Henri Vaulet. He later became a naturalized French citizen and built a long career in Paris as a journalist, novelist, and playwright.
Vautel wrote on an enormous scale for the press—French sources credit him with more than 30,000 newspaper articles—and he also published fiction under the name Falstaff. His work is especially associated with satirical and popular writing, and several of his books were adapted for the screen.
He died in Paris on December 23, 1954. Today he is remembered as a prolific early-20th-century writer whose career linked daily journalism with entertaining, often witty literary work.