Édouard Pailleron
1834–1899
· lived 64 years
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Édouard Pailleron was a French playwright and journalist, son of the poet Émile Pailleron. He is best known for his comedies of manners that satirized Parisian society of his time. His most famous work, "Le Monde où l'on s'ennuie" (The World Where One is Bored), was a great success and a scathing critique of the superficiality of high society and the intellectualism of the era.
n. 1834-09-07, Paris · m. 1899-04-19, Paris
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Édouard Pailleron (1834-1899) was a French writer and journalist, born in Paris. He studied law, but soon dedicated himself to literature. His fame is mainly due to his plays, especially "Le Monde où l'on s'ennuie" (1881), a comedy that portrays with humor and irony the literary salons and social life of the Parisian bourgeoisie of the Second Empire and the Third Republic. The play was a resounding success and is considered a landmark in the history of French theater. Pailleron also wrote other dramas and novels. He passed away on December 5, 1899.
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