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Pierre Louÿs

Pierre Louÿs
Pierre Louÿs, Belgian-French author and poet (d. 1925)

Pierre-Félix Louÿs was a Belgian poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings. He is known as a writer who sought to "express pagan sensuality with stylistic perfection". He was made first a Chevalier and then an Officer of the Légion d'honneur for his contributions to French literature.

10 December 1870

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