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Jacques Prevert [1900-1977] FRA
Ranked #231 in the top 380 poets

Poet and screenwriter.

French poet and screenwriter (b. 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977). His poems are often about life in Paris and life after the Second World War.  Prevert`s style is also known by some as the `paper tablecloth` form of poetry. They are widely taught in schools in France and frequently appear in French language textbooks throughout the world. Some of Prévert`s poems, such as `Les Feuilles mortes` (`Autumn Leaves`), were set to music by Joseph Kosma, Germaine Tailleferre of Les Six, Christiane Verger and Hanns Eisler, and were also sung by prominent 20th century French vocalists including Yves Montand and Édith Piaf as well as by the American singer Joan Baez. The British

	Prévert`s poems were published in his books Paroles (Words) (1946), Histoires (Stories) (1963), Spectacle (1951), La Pluie et le beau temps (Rain and Good Weather) (1955), Fatras (1971) and Choses et autres (Things and Others) (1973).

	(reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevert)

	

	 

Realism, Surrealism, Symbolism

YearsCountryPoetInteraction
1805-1875
DNK
Hans Christian Andersen
← adapted by Jacques Prevert


WorkLangRating
Alicante
eng
2
Quartier Libre
eng
2
The Dunce
eng
2
Song
eng
1
The Wonders of Freedom
eng
1
Vincent`s Lament
eng
1
Autumn
eng
0
Picasso`s Promenade
eng
0
Song of the Jailer
eng
0

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