Claude Adhémar André Theuriet (; 8 October 1833 in Marly-le-Roi – 23 April 1907 in Bourg-la-Reine) was a 19th-century French poet and novelist.
Life
Theuriet was born at Marly-le-Roi (Seine et Oise), to a father from Burgundy and a mother from Lorraine. In 1838, his father was named receveur des domaines at Bar-le-Duc, and the whole family moved to Lorraine. His childhood was for the most part happy. André spent much of his time with his grandmother, who taught him to read. One of his great pleasures as a child was to go visit an eccentric great-aunt, who encouraged his gift for poetry. He would later take a special pleasure in evoking her garden in writing. A contemporary assessment of his writing describes him as a delicate writer of tranquility, a "happy disciple of the masters." She died on 2 September 1901.
Theuriet edited the earliest version of Marie Bashkirtseff's diary.
His grandson André Theuriet became a versatile sportsman mostly known as an international rugby union player and swimmer.
Bibliography
- Le mariage de Gérard (1875)
- Raymonde (1877)
- Le fils Maugars (1879)
- La maison des Deux Barbeaux (1879)
- Sauvageonne (1880)
- Reine des bois (1890)
- Villa tranquille (1899)
- Le manuscrit du chanoine (1902)
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