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Aloysius Bertrand was the writing pseudonym of Louis-Jacques-Napoléon Bertrand(1807-1841). He wrote a collection of poems entitled Gaspard de la Nuit which composer Maurice Ravel wrote a piece of the same name. He introduced the prose poem into French literature and inspired Symbolist poets.

He was born in Ceva, Piedmont, Italy and his family settled in Dijon in 1814. There he developed an interest in the Burgundian capital. His contributions to a local paper lead to recognition by Victor Hugo and Sainte-Beuve. He lived in Paris shortly with little success. He returned to Dijon and continued writing for local newspapers. Gaspard was sold in 1836 but it wasn't published in 1842 after his death of tuberculosis. The book was rediscovered by Beaudelaire and Mallarmé. It is now considered a classic of poetic and fantastic literature.

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