![]() ![]() Many of his works were inspired by instances in his own life. He is known for portraying human emotions in a very realistic manner. "Letters from My Windmill", a collection of short stories, was well received by the readers and was praised for the picture it paints of the local culture. A book of poems, Les Amoureuses (The Lovers) was Daudet's first published work. He enlisted in the army during the Franco-Prussian war. Charles de Morny, Napolean III's minister, appointed him as one of his secretaries, a post he held till Morny's death. ![]() He also worked as a school teacher at Ales, Gard, in Southern France for a brief period of time. ![]() Alphonse Daudet (, Nimes, France - 16 December 1897, Paris, France) was a French novelist, short-story writer, playwright and poet. ![]()
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