Mirbeau and Léautaud A literary fraternity

When Léautaud entered literary life with the publication of Le Petit Ami in 1903, Mirbeau, an academic of Goncourt, was already well established in the literary field. If, at first, Léautaud plays the literature game strategically, he develops sincere sympathy for the author of La 628-E8, who in return provides his support and admiration. This understanding reflects a union of souls: behind a clear taste for satire and irony between these two writers lies a carefully concealed kindness and tenderness.