Jean - Baptiste Alphonse Karr - wikipedia Jean - Baptiste Alphonse Karr This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( February 2017 ) Jean - Baptiste Alphonse Karr Jean - Baptiste Alphonse Karr ( 24 November 1808 -- 29 September 1890 ) was a French critic, journalist, and novelist. Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Novels 4 Legacy 5 References 6 External links Life Karr was born in Paris, and after being educated at the Collège Bourbon, became a teacher there. Some of his novels, including his first, Sous les Tilleuls ( 1832 ), were autobiographical romances. A second novel, Une heure trop tard, followed next year, and was succeeded by many other popular works. His Vendredi soir ( 1835 ) and Le Chemin le plus court ( 1836 ) continued the vein of autobiographical romance with which he had made his first success. Geneviève ( 1838 ) is one of his best stories, and his Voyage autour de mon jardin ( 1845 ) was deservedly popular. Others were Feu Bressier ( 1848 ), and Fort en thème ( 1853 ), which had some influence in stimulating educational reform. In 1839 Alphonse Karr became editor of Le Figaro, to which he had been a constant contributor ; and he also started a monthly journal, Les Guêpes, of a keenly satirical tone, a publication which brought him the reputation of a somewhat bitter wit. His epigrams are frequently quoted, for example `` plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose '' -- `` the more it changes, the more it 's the same thing '', usually translated as `` the more things change, the more they stay the same, '' ( Les Guêpes, January 1849 ). On the proposal to abolish capital punishment, `` je veux bien que messieurs les assassins commencent '' -- `` let the gentlemen who do the murders take the first step ''. In 1848 he founded Le Journal. In 1855 he went to live at Nice, where he indulged his predilections for floriculture, and gave his name to more than one new variety, notably the dahlia ( New International Encyclopedia ). Indeed, he practically founded the trade in cut flowers on the French Riviera. He was also devoted to fishing, and in Les Soirées de Sainte - Adresse ( 1853 ) and Au bord de la mer ( 1860 ) he made use of his experiences. His reminiscences, Livre de bord, were published in 1879 -- 1880. He died at Saint - Raphaël ( Var ). Family Karr 's brother Eugène was a talented engineer, and his niece Carme Karr was a writer, journalist and suffragist in La Roche - Mabile. Novels Woodburytype of Karr circa 1870s. Photo by Antoine Samuel Adam - Salomon. Sous les Tilleuls ( 1832 ) Une heure trop tard ( 1833 ) Vendredi soir ( 1835 ) Le chemin le plus court ( 1836 ) Geneviève ( 1838 ) Voyage autour de mon jardin ( 1845 ) Feu Bressier ( 1848 ) Fort en thème ( 1853 ) Les Soirés de Sainte - Adresse ( 1853 ) Histoires Normandes ( 1855 ) Au bord de la mer ( 1860 ) Une poignee de verites ( 1866 ) Livre de bord ( 1879 -- 80 ) Legacy The short story Les Willis was the basis of Giacomo Puccini 's opera Le Villi ( 1884 ). The bamboo species Bambusa multiplex Alphonse Karr was named in his honour. References Jump up ^ http://www.tombes-sepultures.com/crbst_944.html Jump up ^ http://www.tombes-sepultures.com/crbst_944.html Jump up ^ http://www.beautiful-tropical-gardens.com/bambusa-multiplex-alphonse-karr.html This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. ( 1911 ). `` Karr, Jean Baptiste Alphonse ''. Encyclopædia Britannica ( 11th ed. ). Cambridge University Press. 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Works by Alphonse Karr at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Jean - Baptiste Alphonse Karr at Internet Archive VIAF : 17224681 LCCN : n85160670 ISNI : 0000 0001 2122 2057 GND : 118776851 SELIBR : 66349 SUDOC : 032573987 BNF : cb11909455d ( data ) NLA : 36562960 NKC : xx0039714 ICCU : IT ICCU SBLV 203134 BNE : XX1329553 SNAC : w6gb3j0c Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-Baptiste_Alphonse_Karr&oldid=821828072 '' Categories : 1808 births 1890 deaths Writers from Paris 19th - century French journalists French male journalists 19th - century French novelists French male novelists 19th - century male writers Hidden categories : Articles lacking in - text citations from February 2017 All articles lacking in - text citations Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Articles with Project Gutenberg links Articles with Internet Archive links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with NLA identifiers Wikipedia articles with SBN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Català Deutsch Español Français Galego Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Magyar مصرى Piemontèis Português Română Русский Simple English Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 22 January 2018, at 21 : 36. 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Question: french for the more things change the more they stay the same
Answer: "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"