Eric Alterman
US teacher, historian, journalist, author and media critic
Octave Henri Marie Mirbeauwas a French novelist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, journalist and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, whilst still appealing to the literary and artistic avant-garde with highly transgressive novels that explored violence, abuse and psychological detachment. His work has been translated into 30 languages.
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About the Octave Mirbeau
Octave Henri Marie Mirbeauwas a French novelist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, journalist and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, whilst still appealing to the literary and artistic avant-garde with highly transgressive novels that explored violence, abuse and psychological detachment. His work has been translated into 30 languages.
3 Quotes by Octave Mirbeau
- 1.
When one tears away the veils and shows them naked, people’s souls give off such a pungent smell of decay.
Octave MirbeauFrench writer, art critic and journalist
- 2.
The greatest danger of bombs is in the explosion of stupidity that they provoke.
Octave MirbeauFrench writer, art critic and journalist
- 3.
Murder is born of love, and love attains the greatest intensity in murder.
Octave MirbeauFrench writer, art critic and journalist