Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life. (La vie ressemble plus souvent à un roman qu'un roman ne ressemble à la vie.) - George Sand

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Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.

(La vie ressemble plus souvent à un roman qu'un roman ne ressemble à la vie.)

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About George Sand

Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, baronne Dudevant (1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), most famous under her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and a pioneer of feminism.

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Alternative Names: Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin • Amandine Lucile Aurore Dupin • Baroness Dudevant • Jules Sand • Lucie Dudevant • Aurore Amantine Lucile Dupin • Aurore Amantine Lucile Sand • Amandine-Aaurore-Lucile Dupin • George nee Dupin Sand • Mrs. George Sand • Georges Sand • Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant • Amandine-Aaurore-Lucile Dudevant • Lucile Aurore Dupin • A.A.L. Dudevant-Dupin
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Honoré de Balzac André Gide Anton Chekhov Stendhal George Eliot

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