April 16 is the birthday of the great French writer and Nobel Laureate Anatoly Franz (April 16, 1844 - October 13, 1924).

Unfortunately, there are no such honest and courageous writers in France today. Writers such as Emile Zolya, Anatole France, and Roger Martin du Gar have been replaced by "politicians" like Macron.

From a biography I wrote about him in my book, the Nobel Laureates in Literature: "The year 1894 goes down in French history as the year of the famous Dreyfus case. : In 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French General Staff, was sentenced to life in prison for allegedly passing military secrets to Germany.

In fact, the traitor was the Hungarian aristocrat Estergati, who served in the French army. The "Dreyfus case," which was raised by French generals and aristocrats and was clearly directed against all Jews living in France, caused a great deal of controversy in society. Along with Anatoly France, well-known writers Emile Zolia and Jean Jores also defended the Jewish officer. As a result, the fierce struggle between the Dreyfus and the anti-Dreyfus brought France to the brink of civil war. As a result of the tireless struggle of the famous artists of the time, Dreyfus's case was reconsidered in 1899, and the life sentence was commuted to ten years' imprisonment. However, ten days later, the verdict was overturned and Dreyfus was released. After Dreyfus's military rank was restored, he was awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor and completed his military service as a colonel. A. France's position in this process was a real citizen and intellectual position. The main purpose of this case was to cover up corruption and destruction in the French army in the name of an officer, and to protect a person who actually committed these acts, but was protected by the generals. "