French authors mentioned in this crossword include Marcel Proust, Emile Zola, Anais Nin, Victor Hugo, Pierre Loti, Alexandre Dumas, Jean-Paul Sartre, Voltaire, and Guy de Maupassant. Proust was a novelist, essayist, and critic who wrote the seven-volume novel In Search of Lost Time. Zola was a novelist and playwright who wrote the 20-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. Nin was a novelist, poet, and diarist who wrote the four-volume work The Diary of Anais Nin. Hugo was a poet, novelist, and dramatist who wrote the novel Les Miserables. Loti was a novelist and naval officer who wrote the novel Aziyade. Dumas was a novelist and playwright who wrote the novel The Three Musketeers. Sartre was a philosopher, novelist, and playwright who wrote the novel Nausea. Voltaire was a philosopher, historian, and playwright who wrote the novel Candide. Guy de Maupassant was a short story writer and novelist who wrote the novel Bel Ami.