Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly
French writer
Died when: 80 years 172 days (965 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly (2 November 1808 – 23 April 1889) was a French novelist and short story writer.He specialised in mystery tales that explored hidden motivation and hinted at evil without being explicitly concerned with anything supernatural.
He had a decisive influence on writers such as Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Henry James, Leon Bloy, and Marcel Proust.
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