Jean de la Fontaine
1621 - 1695 (age 73) • Writing
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, as well as in French regional languages.
Known For
Cock o' the Walk
60%
Original Story
1935
The Four Truths
42%
Novel
1962
Softly from Paris
56%
Original Story
1986
The Gallant Tales of La Fontaine
42%
Story
1980
The Double Bed
34%
Writer
1965
The Grasshopper and the Ant
70%
Story
1954
The Tortoise and the Hare
70%
Story
1966
Death and the Lumberjack
65%
Original Story
1963
Les Jeux de La Fontaine
Short Story
2024
Croute que croute
Original Story
2023
Báječná show
100%
Original Film Writer
2006
Les Fables
Novel
2005
The Hare and the Turtle
80%
Novel
2005
A Cigarra e a Formiga
Novel
2005
Playboy's After Dark: Lusty Liaisons II
Story
1994
Playboy's After Dark: Lusty Liaisons 1
Story
1994
Softly from Paris
56%
Original Story
1986
The Gallant Tales of La Fontaine
42%
Story
1980
Čarovná čaša
Theatre Play
1980
The Crow that wanted to imitate the Eagle
60%
Original Story
The Tortoise and the Hare
Novel
1970
The Tortoise and the Hare
70%
Story
1966
The Double Bed
34%
Writer
1965
Death and the Lumberjack
65%
Original Story
1963
The Four Truths
42%
Novel
1962
The Grasshopper and the Ant
70%
Story
1954
Cock o' the Walk
60%
Original Story
1935
Eva and the Grasshopper
90%
Writer
1927
The Cat and the Canary
90%
Story
1921