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Valery Larbaud

Born

in Vichy, France

August 29, 1881

Died

February 02, 1957

Genre

Fiction

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He was born in Vichy, Allier, the only child of a pharmacist. His father died when he was 8, and he was brought up by his mother and aunt. His father had been owner of the Vichy Saint-Yorre mineral water springs, and the family fortune assured him an easy life. He travelled Europe in style. On luxury liners and the Orient Express he carried off the dandy role, with spa visits to nurse fragile health.
Poèmes par un riche amateur, published in 1908, received Octave Mirbeau's vote for Prix Goncourt. Three years later, his novel Fermina Márquez, inspired by his days as a boarder at Sainte-Barbe-des-Champs at Fontenay-aux-Roses, had some Prix Goncourt votes in 1911.
He spoke six languages including English, Italian and Spanish. In France he helped ...more

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	Fermina Marquez 3.28 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 1911 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Childish Things 3.84 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1977 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A.O. Barnabooth: His Diary by Valery Larbaud, Gilbert Cannan (Translator) 3.51 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1913 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems of A. O. Barnabooth by Valery Larbaud, Ron Padgett (Translator), Bill Zavatsky (Translator) 3.52 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1908	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amants, heureux amants 2.92 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1923 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mon Plus Secret Conseil 2.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sous l'invocation de saint Jérôme 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1946 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oeuvres (Bibliotheque de la Pleiade) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A. O. Barnabooth, ses oeuvres complètes - Fermina Márquez - Enfantines - Beauté, mon beau souci... - Amants, heureux amants... - Mon plus secret conseil... really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1913 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journal by Valery Larbaud, Paule Moron (Commentary) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Toward an eternal aspiration for vague things.”
― Valery Larbaud

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“There is something in me
in the deepest part of me, at the center of me,
something infinitely barren
that doesn’t weep when I weep
that doesn’t laugh when I laugh
but seems to say eternally
I’m here, indifferent to everything.”
― Valery Larbaud

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“Deux heures de l'après-midi est prosaïque, presque vulgaire; mais deux heures du matin est un aventurier qui s'enfonce dans l'inconnu. Et cet inconnu, c'est trois heures du matin, le pôle nocturne, le continent mystérieux du temps. On en fait le tour; et si on croit l'avoir traversé jamais, on se trompe, car bientôt quatre heures du matin arrive sans que vous ayez surpris le secret de la nuit. Et le petit jour strie déjà les volets de ses baguettes bleues parallèles.”
― Valéry Larbaud, Fermina Marquez

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