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Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil (French: [amɑ̃tin lysil oʁɔʁ dypɛ̃]; 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pen name George Sand (French: [ʒɔʁʒ sɑ̃d]), was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist.
Jun 27, 2024 · George Sand, French Romantic writer known primarily for her so-called rustic novels. Her notable works included Valentine (1832), Leila (1833), La Mare au diable (1846), Francois le Champi (1848), and La Petite Fadette (1849). Learn more about Sand’s life and work.
George Sand [ʒ ɔ ʁ ʒ s ɑ̃ d] [1], nom de plume d'Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin de Francueil, par mariage baronne Dudevant, est une romancière, dramaturge, épistolière, critique littéraire et journaliste française, née le 1 er juillet 1804 à Paris et morte le 8 juin 1876 au château de Nohant-Vic.
Feb 25, 2020 · George Sand has been described as a “cigar-toting sexual outlaw”. A French writer who wrote under a pen name, she’s a compelling figure. A cross-dresser, and likely bisexual, she lived on her own terms. George Sand was one of the most popular and respected authors of either gender in Europe.
George Sand has 3206 books on Goodreads with 98194 ratings. George Sand’s most popular book is La Petite Fadette.
Jun 8, 2018 · The French novelist George Sand (1804-1876) was the most successful woman writer of her century. Her novels present a large fresco of romantic sentiment and 19th-century life, especially in its more pastoral aspects.
One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, being more renowned than either Victor Hugo or Honoré de Balzac in England in the 1830s and 1840s, Sand is recognised as one of the most notable writers of the European Romantic era.
