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Ernest La Jeunesse
1874–1917
A sharp, witty voice of fin-de-siècle Paris, he moved easily between literature, journalism, and caricature. Best remembered for his lively style and literary satire, he was a familiar figure in French cultural life before his early death in 1917.
5 Audiobooks
Des soirs, des gens, des choses... (1909-1911)
by Ernest La Jeunesse
Sérénissime: roman contemporain
by Ernest La Jeunesse
Le forçat honoraire: roman immoral
by Ernest La Jeunesse
L'Holocauste: Roman Contemporain
by Ernest La Jeunesse
L'Holocauste: Roman Contemporain
by Ernest La Jeunesse
About the author
Ernest La Jeunesse was the pen name of Ernest Léon Lajeunesse-Caën, a French writer, caricaturist, and literary critic born in Paris on June 23, 1874. He became known in the 1890s and early 1900s for his quick wit, his journalism, and his presence in the literary world of Paris.
He wrote across genres, publishing fiction, criticism, and satirical work, and he was closely tied to the lively press culture of his time. French library and reference sources also show a substantial body of work under his name, reflecting how visible he once was in newspapers and literary circles.
Although he is less widely read today, he was a distinctive personality of his era, remembered both for his writing and for the image he cut in public life. He died in Paris on May 2, 1917, at just 42 years old.