Jules Renard

Pierre-Jules Renard (; 22 February 1864 – 22 May 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works ''Poil de carotte'' (Carrot Top, 1894) and ''Les Histoires Naturelles'' (Nature Stories, 1896). Among his other works are ''Le Plaisir de rompre'' (The Pleasure of Breaking, 1898) and the posthumously published ''Huit Jours à la campagne'' (Eight Days in the Country, 1912). Provided by Wikipedia