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- In full:
- Ădouard-Ămile-Louis Dujardin
- Born:
- Nov. 10, 1861, Saint-Gervais-la-ForĂȘt, France
- Died:
- Oct. 31, 1949, Paris (aged 87)
- Notable Works:
- âWeâll to the Woods No Moreâ
- Movement / Style:
- Symbolism
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Ădouard Dujardin
French writer
Also known as: Ădouard-Ămile-Louis Dujardin
Ădouard Dujardin (born Nov. 10, 1861, Saint-Gervais-la-ForĂȘt, Franceâdied Oct. 31, 1949, Paris) was a French writer and journalist who is best known for his novel Les Lauriers sont coupĂ©s (1888; âThe Laurels Are Cut Downâ; Weâll to the Woods No More), which was the first work to employ the interior monologue from which James Joyce derived the stream-of-consciousness technique he used in Ulysses.
Dujardin was associated with the Symbolist movement from its beginning and published Symbolist verse and drama. He also founded several literary reviews, wrote criticism, and was noted as a lecturer and writer on primitive Judaism and Christianity.
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