Charles Perrault
Charles Perrault
Portrait (detail) by Charles Le Brun
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an iconic French author. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, "The Sleeping Beauty", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Puss in Boots", "Bluebeard"
Born
12 January 1628 Paris, France
Died
16 May 1703 (aged 75) Paris, France
Occupation
Writer, author, member of the académie française
adultbasic
France
era
1600-1800
Genre
Fairy tale
Notable works
" The Sleeping Beauty " " Little Red Riding Hood " " Cinderella " " Puss in Boots " " Bluebeard "
Relatives
Pierre Perrault (brother) Claude Perrault (brother)