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Marcel Proust was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. His string of seven novels, wrapped under the common title In Search of Lost Time, is a challenging and delightful read.

One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, Marcel Proust, is famous for his seven novels wrapped under the common title In Search of Lost Time.

Marquis de Sade was a French nobleman, revolutionary, philosopher and writer.

With this image, we celebrate the giant of French Literature Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Molière.

With this image, we celebrate French writer, philosopher and feminist theorist Simone de Beauvoir.

He died at the age of 24 but published two collections of poetry (Poésies and Les Chants de Maldoror). The books did not make any impact, but almost half a century later, he was discovered by surrealists and praised for his innovations. The legend continues.

This is an alternative portrait of French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry, the author of Ubu Roi. Jarry is a predecessor of Dadaism and Surrealism and an inventor of so-called pataphysics.

Vibrant colors and bold strokes dominate the portrait of poet Charles Baudelaire with a contemplative expression. Abstract elements and a graffiti-like aesthetic are used to create a dynamic and energetic background behind the subject.

French writer Stendhal, born Marie-Henri Beyle, was one of the early champions of realism. His novel The Red and the Black is one of the timeless classics of literature.

With this image, we celebrate French philosopher, activist and mystic Simone Weil.

Alfred Jarry was a French symbolist writer, a master of pataphysics, and a forefather of Dadaism, Surrealism, and Futurism. He is best known for his play Ubu Roi which is still performed around the world.

This image is about French poet who wrote under the pen-name Comte de Lautreamont and who died at 24. His two books did not make any impact. Almost half a century later, he was discovered by surrealists and praised for his innovations. The legend continues.

His fame was established in theatre, where he sparked lots of innovation and avant-garde quests, especially by defining the Theatre of Cruelty. He influenced Genet and Beckett and was involved in many actions that would determine the twentieth century in art. Artaud was a part of the surrealist movement, wrote poetry, acted in films, directed and produced theatre plays, wrote a script for the first surrealist film that influenced Bunuel and Dali, etc. He was everywhere, and he left a deep mark in our culture.

Paul Éluard was one of the best surrealist poets. Like his mates, he fought in World War One, survived it, and left us books that changed the twentieth century's poetry.

French poet André Breton was a co-founder of surrealism and writer of its first manifesto. He was influenced by Dadaism and was one of the inventors of automatic writing, a method that widely opened the door to the subconscious.

This picture was drawn for a puppet theater by Alfred Jarry himself in 1898. Note: colored by exilekings. .

With this image, we celebrate the giant of French Literature Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Molière.

With this image, we celebrate the giant of French Literature Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Molière.

This is an alternative portrait of French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry, the author of Ubu Roi. Jarry is a predecessor of Dadaism and Surrealism and an inventor of so-called pataphysics.

With this image, we celebrate French poet Pierre Reverdy, who was role-model for leading poets of surrealism.

Paul Verlaine is one of the most important French poets from the second half of the nineteenth century. He belonged to the symbolism movement in poetry that gave us such luminaries as Baudelaire, Mallarme, and Valery.

Paul Verlaine is one of the most important French poets from the second half of the nineteenth century. He belonged to the symbolism movement in poetry that gave us such luminaries as Baudelaire, Mallarme, and Valery.

The nineteenth century was dominated by males, but there were still some woman who rose high with their intellectual and artistic achievements. Marceline Desbordes-Valmore was one of them. She was a poet, actress and an opera singer. Her poetry was deeply emotional and melancholic, Marceline was not afraid to venture into the dark side. She earned respect of the best male poets of her time.

Francis Picabia was a French painter and poet who experimented with impressionism, pointillism, cubism, and surrealism but always stayed autonomous. Picabia was a part same avant-garde circles as Andre Breton, Paul Eluard, Pablo Picasso, or Salvador Dali.

Théophile Gautier was an influential French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and critic. Charles Baudelaire dedicated to him his master-piece Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil). Isn't that something?

Villon (1431 – c. 1463) is the most important French poet of the late Middle Ages. Over centuries, his popularity grew and reached the proportions of mythology. Villon, a poet and likely a criminal, who was probably hanged by authorities, intrigues every new generation.

With this image, we celebrate the giant of French Literature Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Molière.

Hans Arp, better known in English as Jean Arp, was a German-French sculptor, painter, and poet. He was a dadaist and an abstract artist.

With this image, we celebrate French surrealist poet Guillaume Apollinaire.

Voltaire (1694 – 1778)) was a writer, philosopher, and historian who was crucial in defining modern French cultural and political identity.

Arthur Rimbaud was a teenager when he entered the world of poetry and changed it forever. He rushed across heavens as a meteorite, but the light is still here.

With this picture, we celebrate French poet Charles Baudelaire, the author of The Flowers of Evil.

With this picture, we celebrate French poet Charles Baudelaire, the author of The Flowers of Evil.

With this picture, we celebrate French poet Charles Baudelaire, the author of The Flowers of Evil.

This is an alternative portrait of French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry, the author of Ubu Roi. Jarry is a predecessor of Dadaism and Surrealism and an inventor of so-called pataphysics.

Paul Éluard was one of the best surrealist poets. Like his mates, he fought in World War One, survived it, and left us books that changed the twentieth century's poetry.