Victor Tournachon
Victor Tournachon-Molin | |
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Born | 13 October 1771 |
Died | 8 August 1837 | (aged 65)
Victor Tournachon-Molin (1771–1837) was a French printer and bookseller. He was the father of the photographer Nadar.[1] He was also the first French printer to publish the translation of Giacomo Casanova's masterpiece, Histoire de ma vie, from 1825 to 1829.[2]
Translation of Histoire de ma vie[]
After the success of the first German edition of Giacomo Casanova's memoirs, Victor Tournachon edited a pirate edition, without access to the original manuscript. This first French edition was a German to French translation from the French to German Schütz translation, which results in a very approximate and imperfect text.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Victor Tournachon-Molin". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Vebret, Joseph. "Splendide Casanova". lavenuslitteraire.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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- 1837 deaths
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