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Montjoyeux
b. 1851
A French journalist and novelist writing under the pen name Montjoyeux, he moved between the worlds of law, newspapers, and popular fiction. His work was especially tied to the lively Parisian press of the late 19th century.
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Dix contes modernes des meilleurs auteurs du jour
by Paul Arène, Alphonse Daudet, Ernest Daudet, Henry de Forge, Ernest Laut, Guy de Maupassant, Montjoyeux, François de Nion, Jacques Normand, Jean du Rébrac
About the author
Born Jules-Octave-Joseph-Xavier Poignand in Besançon on May 16, 1851, he is better known by the pen name Montjoyeux. French reference sources identify him as a man of letters who later became known for fiction and feuilletons, and he died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on October 21, 1921.
Before making his name in print, he trained and worked in law and the judiciary. Sources also connect part of his career to Saigon, which suggests a life that moved beyond metropolitan France before returning to literary and journalistic work.
Montjoyeux wrote popular novels and contributed to major newspapers including Le Gaulois and Gil Blas. Remembered as a feuilletonist as well as a novelist, he belonged to the energetic world of serialized storytelling that helped shape everyday reading in fin-de-siècle France.