Félicien Champsaur (1858–1934) was a French novelist and journalist.
Champsaur was born at Turriers, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. His first novel was the roman à clefDinah Samuel (1882), said to present portraits of poet Arthur Rimbaud and actress Sarah Bernhardt. He went on to publish many novels, collections of articles, and other works, including Miss America (1885), Entrée de clowns (1886), Parisiennes (1887), Les Bohémiens (1887), Lulu (1888), L'Amant des danseuses (1888), La Gomme (1889), and Poupée Japonaise (1912), Nora, la guenon devenue femme (1929), a parody loosely based on the career of American dancer Josephine Baker. He died in Paris.[1][2][3]
Ouha, King of the Apes (2012) (Ouha, Roi des Singes, 1923) translated by Brian Stableford ISBN978-1-61227-115-6
Pharaoh's Wife (2013) (La Pharaonne, 1929) translated by Brian Stableford ISBN978-1-61227-156-9
The Latin Orgy (2017) (L'Orgie Latine, 1903) translated by Brian Stableford (ISBN9781943813315)
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Jiminez Berk, Jill Berk Jiminez, Joanna Banham - 2001 -
Referring to herself in 1891 as "the bad girl of Champsaur" - the French playwright, Felicien Champsaur, was known for the obscenity of his writing - Ellen Andree initially studied under Alexandre Joseph Landrol (1828-88(, a popular actor at ...
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Catherine Hewitt - 2015
Félicien Champsaur was another prolific journalist Valtesse always made time to see. Champsaur wrote for some of the leading papers, including Le Figaro, Le Gaulois and L'Événement. A familiar face in literary circles, Champsaur was a ...
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Arts Magazine - Volume 19 - Page 19
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Felicien Champsaur was a descendant of Francois de Champsaur, Due de Lesdiguieres, Field-Marshall, and High Constable of France under Henri IV and Louis XVIII. Felicien dressed his hair and beard to look like his celebrated ancestor.