The Mouthless

Mayer André Marcel Schwob, born on August 23, 1867, in Chaville, France, was a significant symbolist writer known for his fascination with the bizarre. Educated at prestigious institutions, he became a professional journalist and published six acclaimed short story collections in the 1890s. Despite suffering from chronic health issues, he continued to travel and write, leaving behind over a hundred works, including stories, essays, and translations, before his untimely death from pneumonia at the age of 37.