Val-de-Grâce in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Jules Vallès
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
1. Jules Vallès Marker
«Dans cet immeuble, accueilli par Séverine, mourut, le 14 fevrier 1885, l'écrivain Jules Valles.»
(English translation:)
In this building on February 14, 1885, as a guest of Séverine, the writer Jules Valles died.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is February 14, 1885.
Location. 48° 50.753′ N, 2° 20.419′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Val-de-Grâce. It is on Boulevard Saint-Michel, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 77 Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jean Bachelet (a few steps from this marker); Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922-2017) (within shouting distance of this marker); Sigmund Freud (within shouting distance of this marker); Stendhal (within shouting distance of this marker); Edouard Branly (within shouting distance of this marker); Pablo Picasso
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Also see . . . Jules Vallès (New York Review Books).
Excerpt: Jules Vallès (1832–1885), French writer and revolutionary, is most famous for his trilogy of autobiographical novels: L’Enfant (The Child), Le Bachelier (The Graduate), and L’Insurgé (The Insurgent). Through Vallès’s alter ego, Jacques Vingtras, the books describe the writer’s difficult childhood as the abused son of a schoolteacher, his rejection of his classical education and growing admiration for the peasant class, and finally his bohemian life in Paris as a militant journalist and pamphleteer. Vallès grew up in the provinces and came to Paris to study as a young man. Forced by his family to return home, he soon rebelled against his socially ambitious father and returned to the capital. There Vallès associated with other young radicals and published articles in various left-wing newspapers under a series of pseudonyms, which nevertheless failed to protect him from government persecution.(Submitted on July 17, 2023.)Vallès led protests against the repressive policies of Napoleon III and played a significant role in the Paris Commune of 1871; his newspaper, Le Cri du Peuple (The Cry of the People), became the mouthpiece of the revolt. After the defeat of the Commune, Vallès was exiled for nine years, which he spent mostly in London, writing articles and composing his autobiographical trilogy. Upon his return to Paris, he resurrected Le Cri and spent the last five years of his life working furiously on articles, pamphlets, and the last book of his trilogy.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 20232. Jules Vallès Marker - wide view
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
3. Jules Vallès Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
