Jules Renard (1864–1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt. A habitué of Parisian literary circles, he was the author of numerous novels and plays, among them...view moreJules Renard (1864–1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt. A habitué of Parisian literary circles, he was the author of numerous novels and plays, among them Carrot Top and Natural Histories. His Journal, widely considered his masterpiece, was published posthumously between 1925 and 1927.view less