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Jean Lorrain


Born
in France
August 29, 1855

Died
June 30, 1906

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Journalism


Jean Lorrain, born Paul Duval, was a French poet and novelist of the Symbolist school.

Lorrain was a dedicated disciple of dandyism, and openly gay. Lorrain wrote a number of collections of verse, including La forêt bleue (1883) and L'ombre ardente, (1897). He is also remembered for his decadent novels and short stories, such as Monsieur de Phocas (1901) and Histoires des masques (1900), as well as for one of his best novels, Sonyeuse, which he links to portraits exhibited by Antonio de La Gandara in 1893. ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 1,828 ratings · 267 reviews · 217 distinct works • Similar authors
Nightmares of an Ether Drinker
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3.95 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 1895 — 28 editions
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Monsieur de Phocas
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4.13 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 1901 — 6 editions
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Monsieur de Bougrelon
4.02 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1897 — 25 editions
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The Soul-Drinker and Other ...
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Masks in the Tapestry
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Princesses d'ivoire et d'iv...
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Errant Vice
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4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1902 — 13 editions
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Stories to Read by Candlelight
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Monsieur de Bougrelon and O...
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HISTOIRES DE MASQUES
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“The charm of horror only tempts the strong”
― Jean Lorrain
tags: horror, supernatural
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“It is the sheer ugliness and banality of everyday life which turns my blood to ice and makes me cringe in terror.”
― Jean Lorrain
tags: banality, horror, life, reality, terror, ugly
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“The madness of the eyes is the lure of the abyss. Sirens lurk in the dark depths of the pupils as they lurk at the bottom of the sea, that I know for sure - but I have never encountered them, and I am searching still for the profound and plaintive gazes in whose depths I might be able, like Hamlet redeemed, to drown the Ophelia of my desire.”
― Jean Lorrain, Monsieur de Phocas
tags: decadence, decadent, decadents, eyes, gaze, sirens
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