Clovis Hugues (November 3, 1851 – June 11, 1907) was a French poet, journalist, dramatist, novelist, and socialist activist. He wrote some of his works in Provençal and un 1898 was elected a of the Félibrige, a society for the promotion of the Occitan language and culture. Life Born in Ménerbes (Vaucluse) to the family of a miller, he studied for the priesthood in Carpentras, but did not take orders. For some articles favorable to the Paris Commune, published in the local papers of Marseille, he was condemned in 1871 to three years' imprisonment and a fine of 6,000 francs. In 1877 he married the sculptor Jeanne Royannez (1851-1907). In 1877 he fought a duel in which he killed his adversary, a rival journalist. Elected deputy by Marseille in the general elections of 1881, he was at that time the sole representative of the French Workers' Party in the chambers. He was re-elected in 1885, and in 1893 became one of the deputies for Paris, retaining his seat until 1906. He died in Paris. His poems, novels and comedies are full of wit and exuberant vitality. Works Poetry Poèmes de prison (1875), written during his detention Soirs de bataille (1883) Jours de combat (1883) Le Travail (1889) Novels Madame Phaëton (1885) Monsieur le gendarme (1891) Dramas Une Étoile (1888) Le sommeil de Danton (1888) References Jean-Claude Izzo, Clovis Hugues, un rouge du Midi, Éditions Jeanne Laffitte, 1978, 2001. Gustave Kahn, Clovis Hugues, H. Fabre, Paris, 1910. External links Full bibliography Illustrated biography (in Provençal). Ode au vagin - a 1901 erotic poem by Clovis Hughes Clovis Hugues, an 1884 poem by Théodore de Banville 1851 births 1907 deaths People from Vaucluse Politicians from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur French Workers' Party politicians Members of the 3rd Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 4th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 6th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 7th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 8th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic 19th-century French journalists French male journalists 19th-century French novelists 20th-century French novelists Occitan poets French male poets French male novelists 19th-century poets 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French male writers 20th-century French male writers