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Paroles: Selected Poems (City Lights Pocket Poets)

by Jacques Prevert

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ISBN13: 9780872860421
ISBN10: 0872860426
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In the years immediately following World War II, Jacques Prvert spoke directly to and for the French who had come of age during the German Occupation. First published in 1946 by Les Editions de Minuit, a press with its origins in the Underground, Paroles met with enormous success, and there were several hundred thousand copies in print by the time these first translations in English were published by City Lights in 1958.

Today Prvert speaks out in a voice still attuned to our times, for the human condition (which is always his focus) has not changed. In fact, man's inhumanity to man would seem to have intensified, making these poems ever more touching, ever more prescient.

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Today Prevert speaks out in a voice still attuned to our times, for the human condition (which is always his focus) has not changed. In fact, man's inhumanity to man would seem to have intensified, making these poems ever more touching, ever more prescient.
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Beriah, November 22, 2006 (view all comments by Beriah)
I am very thankful to have been turned on to this poet through my college French textbook. I feel the comparision can be made to W.C. Williams, in that the diction and form are very accesible but the poems are profound. Prevert's WWII era anti-war poetry is sadly every bit as relevent as it was mid 20th century. This is a great book for readers of all levels.
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ISBN:
9780872860421
Subtitle:
Selected Poems
Translator:
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
Author:
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
Author:
PRC)Vert, Jacques
Author:
Prevest, Jacques
Author:
Prvert, Jacques
Author:
Prevert, Jacques
Author:
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
Publisher:
City Lights Books
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
Continental european
Subject:
General Poetry
Edition Number:
1st bilingual ed.
Edition Description:
1st City Lights bilingual ed.
Series:
City Lights Pocket Poets Series
Series Volume:
1no. 9
Publication Date:
January 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
159
Dimensions:
4.86x6.28x.52 in. .34 lbs.
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