Paul Adam (French novelist)

[2][3] Adam's first novel, Chair molle ("Soft Flesh"), was the story of a prostitute in the Naturalist manner, which led to him being prosecuted for immorality before the Cour d'assises and sentenced to a fortnight in prison and a 500-franc fine.

[4] Together with Jean Moréas, he co-wrote Les Demoiselles Goubert, a novel that marked the transition to Symbolism in French literature.

[5] His Lettres de Malaisie (1897) was speculative fiction about politics in the future.

It was followed by L'enfant d'Austerlitz (1901), La ruse (1902) and Au soleil de Juillet (1903).

[1] His work was part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics.