author
Eugène Montfort
1877–1936
A lively figure in early 20th-century French literary life, he wrote novels, criticism, and essays while championing new writing through the review Les Marges. He is also remembered for his wide-ranging survey of French literature from the fin de siècle into the modern era.
5 Audiobooks
La Turque : roman parisien
by Eugène Montfort
Brelan marin
by Eugène Montfort
Chair
by Eugène Montfort
En flânant de Messine à Cadix
by Eugène Montfort
Le chalet dans la montagne : voyages vrais et imaginaires
by Eugène Montfort
About the author
Born in Paris on February 7, 1877, Eugène Montfort was a French writer, critic, poet, and journalist. He was associated with the naturist literary movement in his early years, and he also wrote under the pen names Louis Lamarque and Philoxène Bisson.
In 1903, he founded the review Les Marges, which became an important part of French literary conversation in the years before the First World War. Alongside his editorial work, he published fiction, essays, and criticism, showing a strong interest in the ideas and personalities shaping contemporary literature.
Montfort is especially noted for Vingt-cinq ans de littérature française, a broad account of literary life from roughly 1895 to 1920. He died in Port-Vendres on December 12, 1936, leaving behind the portrait of a writer deeply engaged with the literary world of his time.