Jean de Tinan


Jean de Tinan, a.k.a. Jean Le Barbier de Tinan, was a French writer.

Biography

Born to a baron and a socialite, Jean de Tinan moved to Paris in 1895 after graduating from the School of Agriculture in Montpellier.
He is remembered as a figure of the Belle époque.

Film adaptations

In 2002, a film was made on his novel Le Doux amour des hommes.

Literary significance and criticism

referred to his Penses-tu réussir! as a modern version of Gustave Flaubert's ''Sentimental Education.