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Saint-John Perse

Born

in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe

May 31, 1887

Died

September 20, 1975

Genre

Poetry

Influences

Andre Gide, Paul Valery, Igor Stravinsky, Nadia Boulanger

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Works of French poet and diplomat Alexis Saint-Léger Léger under pen name of Saint-John Perse include Anabase (1924) and Chronique (1960); he won the Nobel Prize of 1960 for literature.

He came from an old Bourguignon family, which settled in the Antilles in the 17th century and returned at the end of the 19th century.

Perse studied law at Bordeaux and, after private studies in political science, went into the service in 1914. A brilliant career ensued. He served first in the embassy at Peking. People published his work chiefly under the pseudonyms. After various reflections on the impressions of his childhood, he wrote in China. An epic puzzled many critics and gave rise to the suggestion that an Asian ably understands it better th ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 1,092 ratings · 141 reviews · 90 distinct works ‧ Similar authors

	Anabasis by Saint-John Perse, T.S. Eliot (Translator) 3.87 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 1924	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amers, suivi de Oiseaux et de Poésie 3.72 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 1957 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Éloges suivi de Gloire des Rois, Anabase, Exil 3.50 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1953 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Éloges and Other Poems by Saint-John Perse, Louise Varèse (Translator) 3.93 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1911 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vents suivi de Chronique by Saint-John Perse, Pers Saint-John 3.90 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1946 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poems by Saint-John Perse, Mary Ann Caws 3.83 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collected Poems 4.26 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1971 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exile and Other Poems 3.37 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1953 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birds by Saint-John Perse, Robert Fitzgerald (Translator) 4.20 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1994 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Canto Para Un Equinoccio really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1971 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Saint-John Perse (?)

“And it is enough for the poet to be the guilty conscience of his time.”
― St John Perse

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“...Hiver bouclé comme un bison, Hiver crispé
comme la mousse de crin blanc,
Hiver aux puits d'arsenic rouge, aux poches d'huile
et de bitume,
Hiver au goût de skunk et de carabe fumée de bois de hickory,
Hiver aux prismes et aux critaux dans les carrefours de diamant noir,
Hiver sans thyrses ni flambeaux, Hiver sans roses ni piscines,
Hiver ! Hiver! tes pommes de cèdre de vieux fer!
tes fruits de pierre! tes insectes de cuivre !”
― Saint-John Perse, Vents suivi de Chronique

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“J'avais, j'avais ce goût de vivre chez les hommes, et voici que la terre exhale son âme d'étrangère...”
― Saint-John Perse

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