Pierre Coustillas
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- August 11, 2018
- 88 years
About Pierre Coustillas
Pierre Coustillas, 88, French literary scholar (George Gissing) and academic (University of Lille).
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|Pierre Coustillas (11 July 1930 – 11 August 2018) was a French literary scholar and emeritus professor of English at the University of Lille. He was a specialist in the work of George Gissing.
Selected publications
- Gissing's writings on Dickens : a bio-bibliographical survey. Enitharmon Press, London, 1971.
- The rediscovery of George Gissing. London, 1971. (With John Spiers)
- London and the life of literature in late Victorian England: The diary of George Gissing, novelist. Harvester Press, 1978. ISBN 0855277491
- George Gissing: the definitive bibliography. Rivendale Press, High Wycomb, England, 2005. ISBN 1904201024
- The heroic life of George Gissing. Pickering & Chatto, London, 2011-2012. (3 volumes)
- George Gissing: The critical heritage. Routledge, London, 2013. (Joint editor with Colin Partridge) ISBN 9780415869638
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- "Pierre Coustillas obituary"theguardian.com
- The Heroic Life of George Gissing, Part I: 1857-1886 by Pierre Coustillas – review.theguardian.com
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