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Saint‐John Perse

  • Alexis Leger
  • Saint John-Perse
  • Saint-Leger Leger
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Perse, Saint‐John
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Gender
Male
Date of birth
1887-05-31
Place of birth
Pointe-à-Pitre
Date of death
1975-09-20
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Alexis Leger (French: [ləʒe]; 31 May 1887 – 20 September 1975), better known by his pseudonym Saint-John Perse ([sɛ̃ d͜ʒɔn pɛʁs]; also Saint-Leger Leger), was a French poet, writer and diplomat, awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time"

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French poet and diplomat.

Last modified: 2023-12-24 (revision #165464)

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Œuvres complètesHardcover97820701073601972-11-27
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