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Jean de Gourmont
1877–1928
A quiet but perceptive voice in French literary criticism, he wrote essays, studies, and portraits of fellow writers while contributing for many years to the influential Mercure de France. He is also remembered for helping preserve and promote the work of his brother, the writer Remy de Gourmont.
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L'art d'aimer : roman
by Jean de Gourmont
About the author
Jean de Gourmont was a French writer born on January 23, 1877, in Le Mesnil-Villeman in Normandy, and he died in Paris on February 19, 1928. He came from the Gourmont family and was the brother of the better-known writer Remy de Gourmont.
He contributed to Mercure de France from the early 1900s and published a number of literary essays and studies. Among the works most often noted are Muses d’aujourd’hui, a book devoted to women poets, and an early study of Jean Moréas published in 1905. Sources also describe him as a critic, essayist, biographer, and novelist.
Alongside his own writing, he worked to keep Remy de Gourmont’s legacy in view, helping bring attention to his brother’s writings after his death. For readers today, Jean de Gourmont stands out as a thoughtful presence in the literary world of early 20th-century France.