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About Charles Nodier

Birth

1780

Death

1844

Biography

Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier was a French author and librarian who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte fantastique, gothic literature, and vampire tales. His dream related writings influenced the later works of Gérard de Nerval.

Charles Nodier was a multifaceted figure who excelled as a writer, librarian, and entomologist.

Born in Besançon in 1780, he left a literary legacy consisting of over 280 works.

He used the pseudonym Maxime Odin to sign part of his prolific written production.

His work covers a wide range of topics, from history and fiction to philology.

As a literary critic and lexicographer, he was a key figure in 19th-century French intellectual life.