Anatole France

Anatole France (1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist renowned for his ironic and skeptical style, considered the ideal French man of letters in his time. He was elected to the Académie Française in 1896 and awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature for his brilliant literary achievements. Notable works include Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard, Thaïs, and his satirical masterpiece Penguin Island.