Marcel Schwob, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcel Schwob

French writer

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1867

Place of Birth: Chaville, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1905

Profession: writer, poet, translator, literary critic, novelist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Mayer André Marcel Schwob, known as Marcel Schwob (23 August 1867 – 26 February 1905), was a French symbolist writer best known for his short stories and his literary influence on authors such as Jorge Luis Borges and Roberto Bolaño.
He has been called a "precursor of Surrealism".
In addition to over a hundred short stories, he wrote journalistic articles, essays, biographies, literary reviews and analysis, translations and plays.
He was extremely well known and respected during his life and notably befriended a great numbers of intellectuals and artists of the time.