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16 February 1848 – 16 February 1917

Octave Mirbeau (February 16, 1848 in Trévières, Calvados - February 16, 1917) was a French journalist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, novelist, and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, while still appealing to the literary and artistic avant-garde. His work has been translated into thirty languages.