Pierre Loti
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Contents
Country
France
Birth - Death
1850 - 1923
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
Academie Francaise, Legion d'honneur
Description
Pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud. Captain in the French Navy. Adventure writer who wrote based on his own life, notably in Turkey and as a supporter of Turkish Independence. Books include ' Mon Frère Yves (1883), 'Pêcheur d'Islande' (1886), 'Au Maroc' (1890), 'Les Désenchantées' (1906), and 'La Mort de Philae' (1908). Recipient of France's Legion of Honor, and a member of the Academie Francaise (1892). Known for his elaborate theme-based costume parties.