Jean de Tinan
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Jean de Tinan, a.k.a. Jean Le Barbier de Tinan, (1874–1898) was a French writer.
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Biography
Born to a baron and a socialite, Jean de Tinan moved to Paris in 1895 after graduating from the School of Agriculture in Montpellier. He is remembered as a figure of the Belle époque.
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Bibliography
- Un document sur l'impuissance d'aimer (1894)
- Penses-tu réussir ! (1897)
- Maîtresse d'esthètes (1897)
- L'Example de Ninon de Lenclos amoureuse (1898)
- Un villain monsieur (1898)
- Aimienne ou le détournement de mineure (1899)
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Film adaptations
In 2002, a film was made on his novel Le Doux amour des hommes.
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Literary significance and criticism
Mallarmé referred to his Penses-tu réussir! as a modern version of Gustave Flaubert's Sentimental Education.
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