Atticus Vanires de Mercure

Atticus Vanires de Mercure was French comedian, barter, and short-time writer. He was born on September 19, 1876 in Bolbec, France.
Early life
After losing his mother from pneumonia when he was twelve, Atticus began to hone his interests in the volatility of life. His father, Clement Vanires was a short lived playwright who wrote short productions for the local theatre in Bolbec. When Atticus was around 25 years old, he moved to Avranches to settle with his girlfriend and later wife, Isabelle Coutant. The couple had two sons, Johnne and David. Atticus kept a close relationship with his father and visited him frequently as he bartered between provinces. Morally depressed, Atticus frequently wrote in his diary of his utter urge to live a more sensational life. Later, he began to focus his work by studying biology and marine life. He realized through a nervous breakdown in 1905 that he had “wasted his life” trying to “make sense of the matter in his mind.”
Later life
After hearing of his father’s death in 1907, Atticus began to experiment with the ideas expressed in transcendentalism. His wavering mental composition nearly drove him insane. He even began to laugh at himself hysterically from time to time, according to his wife, Isabelle. Atticus realized that he wanted to spread the joy of life through the commodities of his personal mishaps. He went from stage to stage performing short monologues that made his problems feel “small but as large as Mercury, the smallest planet.” This inspiration he got from his own moto gave him the idea to change his last name to Mercure, or Mercury in French. Atticus proceeded to write short plays until his untimely death on April 13, 1927. He was buried in Bolbec.
Works
Atticus’ most notable works include Les Guerres de Hommes (The Wars of the People), L’Information C’est Faux (This Is False), and Christopher de la Philosophie (Christopher the Philosopher). His only surviving work is Christopher de la Philosophie (Christopher the Philosopher).

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