Lemonnier, Camille (1844–1913)

Belgian writer, born in Brussels. He was a leading member of the Jeune Belgique group which favoured Symbolist ideals, but it was as a realist novelist that Lemonnier made his name, with such works as Un Mâle 1881, a portrayal of earthy peasant life. His later novels are more lyrical, and include Au coeur frais de la forêt 1900. He was also an art critic.