That title is a joke about Chateaubriand and his wonderful book MEMOIRES D’OUTRE-TOMBE which I highly recommend. He was an amazing guy and is thought to be one of the best prose writers in French history. True story.
Chateaubriand by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, ca. 1810
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