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Ernest Hello
1828–1885
A searching French Catholic writer and critic, his work blends theology, literature, and philosophy with an intense, personal voice. His essays stood apart from the dominant currents of the 19th century and later drew admiration from readers interested in spiritual and literary reflection.
3 Audiobooks
M. Renan, l'Allemagne et l'athéisme au XIXe siècle
by Ernest Hello
Contes extraordinaires
by Ernest Hello
Le jour du Seigneur
by Ernest Hello
About the author
Born in Lorient, Brittany, on November 4, 1828, Ernest Hello became known as a French Roman Catholic writer, critic, and essayist. He wrote on philosophy, theology, and literature, and his work often pushed back against the rationalist and secular currents of his time.
Hello studied law but turned instead toward a literary life. He is remembered for books and articles marked by fervent religious conviction, a moral seriousness, and a style that many readers found intense and distinctive. His first major success came with a book challenging Ernest Renan, and he also became known as a translator, helping introduce the work of mystics such as Angela of Foligno, Jan van Ruusbroec, and John of Ruysbroeck to French readers.
Much of his life was shaped by fragile health, and that strain seems to have deepened the reflective, sometimes melancholy tone of his writing. He died in Lorient on July 14, 1885, leaving behind a body of work that remained influential for later Catholic and literary readers.