Charles Du Bos
1882–1939 (age 57)
Biography
Charles Du Bos was a French literary figure born in 1882 whose essays and diaries sought to reconcile the life of the spirit with the demands of art. He approached the works of Proust, Pascal, and other contemporaries with a reflective, deeply human sensibility, always attentive to how literature might speak to conscience and grace.
His writings continue to invite readers into a respectful dialogue between faith and aesthetics, and his memory rests in the cimetière de La Celle-Saint-Cloud, where those who admire his thoughtful criticism may pay their respects.