"Order is the pleasure of the reason; but disorder is the delight of the imagination."
Le soulier de satin, 1929
French poet, dramatist and diplomat Paul Claudel was born #OTD in 1868.
He began his literary career as a poet, with works like "Tête d'or" (1889) and "La Ville" (1893). His notable works include "The Satin Slipper" (1929), "Break of Noon" (1906), and "The Tidings Brought to Mary" (1912).
Books about or by Paul Cladel at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=paul+claudel&submit_search=Go%21