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Jean de la Fontaine

Born

in Château-Thierry, Champagne, France

July 08, 1621

Died

April 13, 1695

Genre

Poetry

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French writer Jean de la Fontaine collected the stories of Aesop and other persons in his Fables (1668-1694).

French literary figures, including Molière and Jean de la Fontaine, gathered at Auteuil, a favorite place.

People most widely read the famous poet Jean de la Fontaine of the 17th century.

According to Gustave Flaubert, only this poet understood and mastered the texture of the language before Victor Marie Hugo. A set of postage stamps, issued in 1995, celebrates la Fontaine. Jean de La Fontaine, le défi , a film, released in April 2007, starred Lorànt Deutsch of his life.

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Average rating: 3.99 · 16,937 ratings · 491 reviews · 1,948 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fables 4.03 avg rating — 14,731 ratings — published 1668 — 1012 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Fables by Jean de la Fontaine, Christopher Betts 3.77 avg rating — 434 ratings — published 1668 — 153 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World is Full of Foolish Men 3.56 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 1694 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables de La Fontaine Tome Premier 3.93 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 1668 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Amours de Psyché Et de Cupidon by Jean de la Fontaine, Michel Jeanneret 3.48 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1960 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables de La Fontaine Tome Second 4.01 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1860 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fables de La Fontaine, Livres VII à XI: suivi du parcours « Imagination et pensée au XVIIe siècle » 2.63 avg rating — 107 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rich Man and the Shoemaker by Jean de la Fontaine, Bernadette Watts 4.06 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1979 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Mais Belas Fábulas de La Fontaine 4.18 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1668 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oeuvres complètes - Les 425 fables, contes et pièces de théâtre 3.93 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2013 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jean de la Fontaine (?)

“Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.”
― Jean de La Fontaine

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“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.”
― Jean de La Fontaine, Fables

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“Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it: nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.”
― Jean de La Fontaine

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