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And thus they give the time, that Nature meant for peaceful sleep and meditative snores, to ceaseless din and mindless merriment and waste of shoes and floors.
Anatole France
Born: April 16, 1844
Died: October 12, 1924 (aged 80)
Bio: Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers.
Known for:
- Penguin Island (1908)
- The Gods Are Athirst (1912)
- The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881)
- Thaïs (1890)
- Le livre de mon ami (1885)
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