Émile Souvestre
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Émile Souvestre was a Breton novelist who was a native of Morlaix, Brittany. Initially unsuccessful as a writer of drama, he fared better as a novelist and as a researcher and writer of Breton folklore. He was posthumously awarded the Prix... Wikipedia
Born: April 15, 1806, Morlaix, France
Died: July 5, 1854 (age 48 years), Paris, France
Books: Le Foyer breton, Le mari de Madame de Solange, La maison rouge, and more
Children: Marie Souvestre
Partner: Nanine Souvestre-Papot (1832–)