author
Eugène Berthoud
1827–1872
A 19th-century French poet, journalist, and novelist, he wrote with both literary flair and popular appeal. He is also known by the pen name Gontran Borys, under which several of his novels appeared.
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Nas Cinzas
by Eugène Berthoud
About the author
Born in Saint-Quentin on November 4, 1828, Eugène Berthoud was a French poet and feuilletonist whose work moved between journalism and fiction. He published in the lively world of the 19th-century press, where serialized storytelling helped writers reach a broad audience.
Berthoud also wrote under the pseudonym Gontran Borys. His known works include Le Beau Roland, Le Cousin du diable, Secret de femme, and Les Paresseux de Paris, showing a taste for dramatic, popular narratives.
He died in Paris on July 9, 1872. Although not among the most widely remembered French writers today, he belongs to the rich tradition of newspaper fiction and literary journalism that shaped everyday reading in his time.