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Marcel André Schwob, born Mayer André Marcel Schwob in 1867 in Chaville, was a French poet, translator, writer, and novelist. A figure associated with the Symbolism movement, he was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Schwob wrote in French and also spoke English. He used the pseudonym Loyson-Bridet. His notable works include *Imaginary Lives* and *Porte des Rêves*.
Schwob was married to Marguerite Moreno. He died on February 26, 1905, and is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery. His works are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. He is described in the *Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron* and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.
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- Porte des Rêves
- Vies Imaginaires
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Chaville
- Spouse
- Marguerite Moreno
- Occupation
- literary critic
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- Imaginary Lives
- Movement
- Symbolism
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- Montparnasse Cemetery
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- Marcel Schwob
- date of birth
- 1867-08-23
- date of death
- 1905-02-12
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- writing language
- French
- pseudonym
- Loyson-Bridet
- birth name
- Mayer André Marcel Schwob
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Encyclopedic overview
Marcel Schwob (1900s)
Mayer André Marcel Schwob, known as Marcel Schwob (23 August 1867 – 26 February 1905), was a French symbolist writer best known for his short stories and his literary influence on authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Alfonso Reyes, Roberto Bolaño and Patricio Pron. He has been called a "precursor of Surrealism". In addition to over a hundred short stories, he wrote journalistic articles, essays, biographies, literary reviews and analysis, translations and plays. He was extremely well known and respected during his life and notably befriended a great number of intellectuals and artists of the time.
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