author
Louis de Robert
1871–1937
A French novelist and essayist of the early 20th century, he is best remembered for winning the Prix Femina in 1911. His work often blends psychological insight with a thoughtful, reflective style.
2 Audiobooks
Le roman du malade
by Louis de Robert
Paroles d'un solitaire
by Louis de Robert
About the author
Born in Paris on March 5, 1871, Louis de Robert was a French writer whose career stretched across novels, essays, and literary journalism. He published widely in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and became known in French literary circles for fiction that paid close attention to inner life and feeling.
His best-known distinction came in 1911, when he won the Prix Femina for Le Roman du malade. He was also associated with important literary figures of his time, including Marcel Proust, which places him within a lively and influential period of French writing.
Louis de Robert died in Sannois on September 27, 1937. Though he is less widely read today than some of his contemporaries, his books still offer a window into the tastes, concerns, and emotional nuance of French literature in the years before and after World War I.