

Charles Perrault was a French author and member of the Académie française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from pre-existing folk tales. The best known of his tales include Le Petit Chaperon rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), Cendrillon (Cinderella), Le Chat Botté (Puss in Boots), La Belle au bois dormant (The Sleeping Beauty) and La Barbe bleue (Bluebeard) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Perrault
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January 12, 1628
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Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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1675 |
May 25, 1675
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Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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1676 |
October 28, 1676
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Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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1678 |
March 21, 1678
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1703 |
May 16, 1703
Age 75
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