André Maurois
French novelist, essayist, and celebrated biographer (born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog). Noted for accessible, elegant biographies of Shelley, Byron, Disraeli, and Proust, as well as novels such as Climats; elected to the Académie française in 1938.
Books
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1. Ариэль, или Жизнь Шелли
ou la vie de Shelley
A psychologically nuanced biographical narrative chronicles Percy Bysshe Shelley’s quest for freedom and ideal beauty, from his rebellious youth and tumultuous relationships with Harriet Westbrook and Mary Godwin to estrangement, scandal, and exile. It follows his friendship with Byron, the tragedies that shadowed his ideals, and his creative flowering in Italy, culminating in his death at sea. Balancing vivid storytelling with critical insight, it explores the tensions between ethereal aspiration and earthly consequence that shaped his life and the legacy of his visionary poetry.