Complex sentence: Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans (February 5,1848--May 12,1907) was a French novelist born in Paris to a Dutch father, Godfried Huysmans, who was a lithographer by trade.
Split into simpler sentences: Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans (February 5,1848--May 12,1907) was a French novelist. He was born in Paris to a Dutch father, Godfried Huysmans, who was a lithographer by trade.