Lucien Muhlfeld
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Lucien Muhlfeld was a French novelist and dramatic critic.
After completing his studies at the Lycée Condorcet
, Muhlfeld entered the University of Paris
, where he took the licentiate degrees in literature and law. He then engaged in literary work as a contributor to various periodicals. He became successively dramatic critic for L'Écho de Paris
, La Revue Blanche, and the Revue d'Art Dramatique.
From 1890 to 1895 he was assistant librarian at the University of Paris; but he gave up that position to devote himself entirely to literature. He died prematurely of typhoid fever
after eating contaminated oysters.
He was the author of Le Mauvais Désir (1890), La Carrière d'André Tourette (1900), and L'Associée (1902)—all three novels dealing with Parisian life.
His two critical works, La Fin d'un art (1890) and Le monde où l'on imprime (1897), never became popular.
He wrote also (with Pierre Veber
) a one-act play entitled Dix ans après (produced at the Odéon
in 1897).
After completing his studies at the Lycée Condorcet
Lycée Condorcet
The Lycée Condorcet is a school founded in 1803 in Paris, France, located at 8, rue du Havre, in the city's IXe arrondissement. Since its inception, various political eras have seen it given a number of different names, but its identity today honors the memory of the Marquis de Condorcet. The...
, Muhlfeld entered the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
, where he took the licentiate degrees in literature and law. He then engaged in literary work as a contributor to various periodicals. He became successively dramatic critic for L'Écho de Paris
L'Écho de Paris
L'Écho de Paris was a daily newspaper in Paris from 1884 to 1944.The paper's editorial stance was initially conservative and nationalistic, although it did later become close to the French Socialist Party. Its writers included Octave Mirbeau, Georges Clemenceau, Henry Bordeaux, François Mitterrand,...
, La Revue Blanche, and the Revue d'Art Dramatique.
From 1890 to 1895 he was assistant librarian at the University of Paris; but he gave up that position to devote himself entirely to literature. He died prematurely of typhoid fever
Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever, also known as Typhoid, is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella enterica, serovar Typhi...
after eating contaminated oysters.
He was the author of Le Mauvais Désir (1890), La Carrière d'André Tourette (1900), and L'Associée (1902)—all three novels dealing with Parisian life.
His two critical works, La Fin d'un art (1890) and Le monde où l'on imprime (1897), never became popular.
He wrote also (with Pierre Veber
Pierre Véber
Pierre-Eugène Veber was a French playwright and writer.-Theatre 1897–1910:*1897: Dix ans après, comedy in one act, with Lucien Muhlfeld, premiered in Paris at the Théâtre de l'Odéon 5 April 1897...
) a one-act play entitled Dix ans après (produced at the Odéon
Odéon
The Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe is one of France's six national theatres.It is located at 2 rue Corneille in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on the left bank of the Seine, next to the Luxembourg Garden...
in 1897).
Works
- Le Mauvais Désir (1890)
- La Carrière d'André Tourette (1900)
- L'Associée (1902)
- La Fin d'un art (1890)
- Le monde où l'on imprime (1897)
- Dix ans après (with Pierre Veber, 1897).