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Blaise Meliani

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Also known as Frederic Louis Sauser, Frédéric Sauser, Blaise Cendrars (Frédéric Sauser)

Swiss writer (1887-1961)

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Blaise Cendrars, born Frédéric Louis Sauser in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1887, was a male writer, poet, journalist, and war correspondent. He held citizenship in both Switzerland and France and wrote in French. During World War I, he served as a war correspondent and received the Commander of the Legion of Honour, the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, and the Médaille militaire. He also used the pseudonyms Jack Lee, Freddy Sausey, and Diogene.

Cendrars died in Paris in 1961 and was buried at Batignolles Cemetery in Le Tremblay-sur-Mauldre. His medical history includes an amputation. His works are held in collections at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. His archives are kept at the Swiss Literary Archives.

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Film & TV

Directing

Known for

  • Acaba de Chegar ao Brasil o Bello Poeta Francez Blaise Cendrars — Self (archive footage)1972
  • Venom and Eternity — Self1952

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
France
Active from
1887
Active to
1961

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Key facts

Born
Frédéric-Louis Sauser , ( 1887-09-01 ) 1 September 1887, La Chaux-de-Fonds , Neuchâtel , Switzerland
Died
21 January 1961 (1961-01-21) (aged 73), Paris, France
Occupation
Novelist , poet
Literary movement
Modernism , Futurism
Notable works
Sutter's Gold [ fr ] , Moravagine , Lice [ fr ]

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Place of death
Paris
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Conflict
World War I
Military branch
Foreign Legion
Image
Cendrars 1916.jpg
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Commons category
Blaise Cendrars
date of birth
1887-09-01
date of death
1961-02-21
birth name
Frédéric Louis Sauser
name in native language
Blaise Cendrars
medical condition
amputation
writing language
French
pseudonym
Diogene
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Sigriswil
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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Blaise Meliani, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Frédéric-Louis Sauser (1 September 1887 – 21 January 1961), better known as Blaise Cendrars ( French: [sɑ̃dʁaʁ]), was a Swiss-born novelist and poet who became a naturalized French citizen in 1916. He was a writer of considerable influence in the European modernist movement.

Early years and education

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