Paul Ginisty
Paul Ginisty (4 April 1855 – 5 March 1932) was a French writer, columnist and journalist. A regular columnist at Gil Blas, he met Guy de Maupassant who would dedicate him his short story Mon oncle Sosthène. From 1896 to 1906, he was theatre manager for the Théâtre de l'Odéon, then became an inspector of monuments historiques.
Paul Ginisty
Émile Cohl · La Nouvelle lune, 16 juillet 1882 (Gallica) · Public domain
- Name
- Paul Ginisty
- Born
- 4 April 1855
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Died
- 5 March 1932
- Occupation
- Journalist, writer
- Full name
- Eugène Léon Paul Ginisty.
- Nationality
- France.
- Honours
- Marcelin Guérin Prize, Prix Monbinne, Montyon Prize and Commander of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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Paul Ginisty (4 April 1855 – 5 March 1932) was a French writer, columnist and journalist. A regular columnist at Gil Blas, he met Guy de Maupassant who would dedicate him his short story Mon oncle Sosthène. From 1896 to 1906, he was theatre manager for the Théâtre de l'Odéon, then became an inspector of monuments historiques.
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• Name — Paul Ginisty • Born — 4 April 1855 • Birthplace — Paris • Died — 5 March 1932 • Place of death — Paris • Occupation — Journalist, writer
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• 1881: Les Idylles parisiennes, (text online at Gallica). • 1883: Les Rastaquouères: études parisiennes, (text online at Gallica). • 1884: L'Amour à trois, foreword by Guy de Maupassant. • 1884: La Seconde Nuit, roman bouffe, (text online at Gallica). • 1888: Le Dieu bibelot, publisher A-Dupret • 1901: La Marquise de Sade • 1903: Vers la bonté, frontispice et fleurons by Henri Caruchet, hors-texte de Paul Steck, Paris, Joanin & Cie • 1907: Mémoires d'un danseuse de corde: Mme Saqui (1786-1866), (text online at Gallica). • 1914: Mémoires et souvenirs de comédiennes XVIIIe • 1922: Anthologie du journalisme du XVIIe siècle à nos jours • 1923: Les Nids d'aigles • 1925: Les Anciens Boulevards • 1929: Eugène Sue • 1930: Souvenirs de journalisme et de théâtre, (text online at Gallica).
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- 1.Volume Maupassant, contes et nouvelles, page 1450, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.
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- 1881: Les Idylles parisiennes, (text online at Gallica).
- 1883: Les Rastaquouères : études parisiennes, (text online at Gallica).
- 1884: L'Amour à trois, foreword by Guy de Maupassant.
- 1884: La Seconde Nuit, roman bouffe, (text online at Gallica).
- 1888: Le Dieu bibelot, publisher A-Dupret
- 1901: La Marquise de Sade
- 1903: Vers la bonté, frontispice et fleurons by , hors-texte de Paul Steck, Paris, Joanin & Cie
- 1907: Mémoires d'un danseuse de corde : Mme Saqui (1786-1866), (text online at Gallica).
- 1914: Mémoires et souvenirs de comédiennes XVIIIe
- 1922: Anthologie du journalisme du XVIIe siècle à nos jours
- 1923: Les Nids d'aigles
- 1925: Les Anciens Boulevards
- 1929: Eugène Sue
- 1930: Souvenirs de journalisme et de théâtre, (text online at Gallica).
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