Francisque Sarcey [SEP] native language
Francisque Sarcey
Francisque Sarcey (8 October 1827 – 16 May 1899) was a French journalist and dramatic critic.
Career.
He was born in Dourdan, Essonne. After some years as schoolmaster, a job for which his temperament was ill-fitted, he entered journalism in 1858. He contributed to "Le Figaro", "L'Illustration", "Le Gaulois", "Le XIX Siècle" and other periodicals; but his main interest was dramatic criticism, of which he had his first experience in "
an Idiot by Francisque Sarcey (Alphonse Allais)" Translated by Doug Skinner (Black Scat Books: Absurdist Texts & Documents - Interim Edition No. 00, 2013)
- "I Am Sarcey by Alphonse Allais" Translated by Doug Skinner (Black Scat Books: 2017)