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Thursday, 26 November 2020

Anatole France

Anatole France (French: [anatɔl fʁɑ̃s]; born François-Anatole Thibault, [frɑ̃swa anatɔl tibo]; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament".

France is also widely believed to be the model for narrator Marcel's literary idol Bergotte in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time.

Early years

The son of a bookseller, France spent most of his life around books. France was a bibliophile. His father's bookstore, called the Librairie France, specialized in books and papers on the French Revolution and was frequented by many notable writers and scholars of the day. Anatole France studied at the Collège Stanislas, a private Catholic school, and after graduation he helped his father by working in his bookstore. After several years he secured the position of cataloguer at Bacheline-Deflorenne and at Lemerre. In 1876 he was appointed librarian for the French Senate.

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Gratitude: What We Owe to Our Country

National Review 26 Nov 2020

I have always thought Anatole France’s story of the juggler to be one of enduring moral resonance ... Oh, some sang like nightingales, others played their musical instruments as virtuosi, still others rhapsodized with the tongues of poets ... Advertisement. This account of the struggle to express gratitude is unsurpassed in devotional literature ... ....

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John Newby: Change not for faint of heart and mind

The Joplin Globe 24 Nov 2020

Over the years, my columns have discussed change, innovation, the news media, community revitalization, tourism and transformation. As you have come to realize, I love using quotes from some of the historical greats. This column is devoted to some of those quotes and how they relate to the topics at hand ... Dare to think big ... • Anatole France, author ... ....

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NEWBY: Change and innovation by way of quotes

McAlester News-Capital 20 Nov 2020

Over the years, my columns have discussed change, innovation, news-media, community, revitalization, tourism and transformation. As you have come to realize, I love using quotes from some of the historical greats ... Anatole France said, “To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.” Having great ideas and dreams is only 25% of the battle ... ....

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JOHN NEWBY: Change and innovation by way of quotes

Scottsbluff StarHerald 17 Nov 2020

By JOHN NEWBY Columnist. Over the years, my columns have discussed change, innovation, news-media, community, revitalization, tourism and transformation ... Many are stuck in what I refer to as a poverty mindset ... Anatole France said, “To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.” Having great ideas and dreams is only 25% of the battle ... ....

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Building Main Street, not Wall Street: Change and innovation by way of quotes

Muskogee Phoenix 17 Nov 2020

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Getting Away With Murder

The New York Review of Books 12 Nov 2020

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Henry Herald 30 Oct 2020

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A strategy to rescue voting rights in Florida

News Chief 29 Oct 2020

The U.S ... Apparently, the judges failed to appreciate the absurdity of ruling that everyone can vote, but only if they can pay — forgetting Anatole France’s biting observation that the law in “its majestic equality” forbids the rich and poor alike from sleeping under bridges ... The Appellate Court’s second injustice ... ....

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Guest Commentary: A strategy to rescue voting rights in Florida

Lehigh Acres Citizen 28 Oct 2020

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World Animal Day 2020: History, significance, quotes, things you can do with your pet today

DNA India 04 Oct 2020

Animals have played an important part in environmental protection and human protection ... World Animal Day is celebrated every year to raise awareness about the wellness of the species ... History . ... "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." -Anatole France "It is much easier to show compassion to animals ... ....

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Mid Day 04 Oct 2020

View this post on Instagram. A lot of us are feeling anxious and “caged” during this lockdown. Imagine being taken away from your family, your home and being locked up for your entire life? . Animals have feelings just like us ... “Until one loves an animal, a part of ones soul remains unawakened.” - Anatole France ... ... ....

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Fairness requires equity

The Spokesman-Review 26 Sep 2020

“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges.” Anatole France. The letter of the law kills, particularly, when it is applied by blind justice ... To avoid outcomes likely to enrage common sense the English Common Law combined law with equity to produce fairness....

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IndyEats

The Independent 19 Sep 2020

W ... The average Briton consumes roughly 108 bottles of a wine a year, according to a 2019 report ... Hell, I’m living proof of that aesthetics-driven mindset having recently bought two bottles of an Asterix-themed natural wine shipped all the way from France to my flat in London just because I really, really liked the label designed by Anatole Zangs ... ....