Ludovic Halevy

Ludovic Halevy
Ludovic Halévy (1834–1908) was a French playwright, novelist, and librettist, best known for his collaborations with composer Jacques Offenbach. He co-wrote the librettos for many of Offenbach's operettas, including "Orpheus in the Underworld" and "La Belle Hélène," which helped popularize the genre of operetta in 19th-century France. Halévy also wrote novels, most notably "L'Abbé Constantin," a story that enjoyed wide success and was adapted into plays and films. His works, blending wit and social commentary, made him a key figure in both literary and theatrical circles of his time.

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THE SHORT STORIES OF M. LUDOVIC HALÉVY To most American readers of fiction I fancy that M. Ludovic Halévy is known chiefly, if not solely, as the author of that most charming of modern French novels, The Abbé Constantin. Some of these readers may have disliked this or that novel of M. Zola's because of its bad moral, and this or that novel of M. Ohnet's because of its bad taste, and all of... more...

LUDOVIC HALEVY Ludovic Halevy was born in Paris, January 1, 1834. His father was Leon Halevy, the celebrated author; his grandfather, Fromenthal, the eminent composer. Ludovic was destined for the civil service, and, after finishing his studies, entered successively the Department of State (1852); the Algerian Department (1858), and later on became editorial secretary of the Corps Legislatif (1860).... more...