Pleasures & Follies with Statue of Restif de le Bretonne in Auxerre
Born in 1734, Restif de la Bretonne took an apprenticeship with a printer in Auxerre and later at the Imprimerie Royale. He began writing in 1767 and from then on he wrote more and more. He started printing his own books in 1791. Imagination, sensuality and verve are found in his descriptions of the people around where he lived most of the time: the peasants, the workers, the petty bourgeoisie … The Revolution ruined him and he sold his printing works and became a proofreader until his death.
Nicolas Edme Restif, dit Restif de La Bretonne, également épelé Rétif et de La Bretone, est un écrivain français né le 23 octobre 1734 à Sacy et mort le 3 février 1806 à Paris.
Pleasures & Follies with Statue of Restif de le Bretonne in Auxerre
Born in 1734, Restif de la Bretonne took an apprenticeship with a printer in Auxerre and later at the Imprimerie Royale. He began writing in 1767 and from then on he wrote more and more. He started printing his own books in 1791. Imagination, sensuality and verve are found in his descriptions of the people around where he lived most of the time: the peasants, the workers, the petty bourgeoisie … The Revolution ruined him and he sold his printing works and became a proofreader until his death.
Nicolas Edme Restif, dit Restif de La Bretonne, également épelé Rétif et de La Bretone, est un écrivain français né le 23 octobre 1734 à Sacy et mort le 3 février 1806 à Paris.