173 years ago today, on September 5, 1852 (July 22, 1852 lunar calendar), the French writer Bourget was born. Bourget, Paul Bourget (1852~ 1935) French novelist and literary critic. Born on September 5, 1852 in Amiens to the family of a professor. He studied classical literature at the University of Paris and obtained a master's degree in liberal arts. After graduation, he served as a teacher of literature. Initially writing poetry, he was deeply influenced by Symbolism. Between 1872 and 1882, he published several collections of poems such as "At the Seaside" and "Hope". Later, he dedicated himself to literary criticism. In 1883, the literary review "Proceedings of Modern Psychology" was published and won a high reputation in the critical world. Then he published four treatises including "The Continuation of Modern Psychology" (1885), "Research and Portrait" (1888) and "Modern Psychology of Love" (1890), which established his position in the literary world. In 1885, he began to write novels and was a prolific novelist. Most of his works were psychological philosophy novels. Important works include "Cruel Enigma" (1885), "Sin of Love" (1886), "André Cornelli" (1886), "Lies" (1887), "Disciples" (1890), "International City" (1892) and so on. The most famous novel of the late period is "Midlife Devil" (1914). In middle age, people are often not satisfied with family life and seek affairs, so they go astray. In the end, they all converted to Catholicism. Bourget also wrote plays, including Barricade (1910) and Judge (1911), which reflect the political history of contemporary society.