101 years ago today, on October 12, 1924 (September 14, 1924 in the lunar calendar), French writer Anatoly France passed away. The venerable Anatoly France October 12, 1924. French writer Jacques Anatoly Thibaugh, formerly known as Anatoly France, died at the age of 80. He was a great stylist and humanist. In the Dreyfus incident, he responded to Emily Zola's call to support the accused police officer. After Zola's death, France was one of the most prominent scholars who supported the Dreyfus affair. He was an officer in the Legion of Honor, a member of the Accademia de France, and won the Nobel Prize in 1921. Frances is known as the greatest writer in France today. He inherits the tradition founded by Chateaubriand, Victor Hugo and Renan in the 19th century. His famous works are "The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard" and "The Gods Are Thirsty".