What is Anatole France?
[[File:Anatole France, par T.A. Steinlein.jpg|thumb|Anatole France by T.A.Steinlein]] {{nobelprize|Literature}} '''{{lang|fr|Anatole France|italic=unset}}''' ({{IPA-fr|anatɔl fʁɑ̃s|lang}}; born '''{{lang|fr|François-Anatole Thibault|italic=unset}}''', {{IPA-fr|frɑ̃swa anatɔl tibo|}}; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, critic, and novelist. He won the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in [[1921]]. He was a member of the ''[[Académie française]]''. == Early life == Anatole France was a son of a bookseller. He studied at the ''[[Collège Stanislas]]''. He got married in [[1877]] but he get divorced in [[1892]]. He was librarian for the ''French Senate'' in [[1876]] - [[1890]]. == Literary career == Anatole France start his career as a parnassianism poet. Later he became an impressionist and he was an atheist. From [[1867]] he was a journalist. In [[1881]] he became famous with the novel ''Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard, membre de l'Institut''. It's about an old scholar Sylvester Bonnard, Bonnard wants to make good, but he commits a crime. This novel won France a prize from the ''French Academy''. In [[1893]] he captured the atmosphere of the [[fin de siècle]] in ''Les Opinions de Jérôme Coignard''. France took a part in the ''[[Dreyfus Affair]]''. He signed [[Émile Zola]]'s manifesto supporting Dreyfus. [[Alfred Dreyfus]] was a French artillery officer and he was charged with high treason. In [[1901]] France wrote ''Monsieur Bergeret'' about this affair. He stood out against colonialism. In [[1921]] he was awarded the [[Nobel Prize]]. He died in [[1924]] and he is buried near Paris in the ''Neuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery''. == Bibliography == === Poetry === * ''Poèmes dorés'' ([[1873]]) * ''Les Noces corinthiennes'' ([[1876]]) === Prose === * ''Jocaste et Le Chat maigre'' ([[1879]]) * ''Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard, membre de l’Institut'' ([[1881]]) * ''Les Désirs de Jean Servien'' ([[1882]]) * ''Abeille, conte'' ([[1883]]) * ''Balthasar'' ([[1889]]) * ''Thaïs'' ([[1890]]) * ''L’Étui de nacr