author
Jean Dufourt
1887–1953
A Lyon-born novelist with a sharp eye for social manners, his fiction often returned to the world of the city’s silk and bourgeois circles. Best known for Calixte, he wrote stories rooted in local life while also taking part in Lyon’s literary institutions.
1 Audiobook
Calixte; ou, l'introduction à la vie lyonnaise
by Jean Dufourt
About the author
Born in Lyon on October 28, 1887, Jean Dufourt was a French writer and novelist closely associated with his native city. Reference sources describe him as an "écrivain lyonnais," and much of his work drew on the society he knew well, especially Lyon’s bourgeois and silk-trading milieu.
He is particularly remembered for Calixte; ou, l'introduction à la vie lyonnaise, first published in 1926 and later reissued, including through Project Gutenberg. His novels are often linked to Lyon’s customs, social codes, and urban character, giving them a strong sense of place.
Dufourt was also a member of the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon, reflecting his place in the city’s cultural life. He died in Lyon on February 28, 1953.