author
Léo Larguier
1878–1950
A French poet, novelist, critic, and essayist, he moved from the Cévennes to the heart of Parisian literary life and became a member of the Académie Goncourt. His work carries both the memory of his rural roots and the atmosphere of the literary world he came to know so well.
2 Audiobooks
Le dimanche avec Paul Cézanne (souvenirs)
by Léo Larguier
La Poupée
by Léo Larguier
About the author
Born in La Grand-Combe in the Gard, Léo Larguier grew up in the Cévennes and kept a strong attachment to that landscape throughout his life. He went on to build a wide-ranging literary career as a poet, short-story writer, critic, and essayist.
He became part of the Paris literary scene in the early 20th century and was later elected to the Académie Goncourt in 1936, remaining a member until his death in 1950. Sources from the Académie française and the Bibliothèque nationale de France also record him as a prolific man of letters whose work spanned several genres.
Larguier is also remembered for his personal connection to painter Paul Cézanne, whose memories he helped preserve after meeting him during his military service in Aix-en-Provence. That blend of lived memory, regional feeling, and literary curiosity gives his writing a distinctive place in French letters.