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Octave Mirbeau
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French writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917)

Also known as: Mirbeau, Octave Henri Marie Mirbeau, Октав Мирбо, أوكتاف ميربو, 옥타브 미르보, オクターヴ・ミルボー

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Known works

  • Le journal d'une femme de chambre (2001)
  • Des artistes
  • Le jardin des supplices (1969)
  • La mort de Balzac (1989)
  • Sébastien Roch (1906)