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Jacques Prévert

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Jacques Prévert

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Also known as Zh. Prever, Zhak Prever, Jacques Prevert

French poet and screenwriter (1900-1977)

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Jacques Prévert was a French male author who lived from 1900 to 1977. He is associated with French poetry, as indicated by tags such as "la poesie" and "la poesie-francaise." His literary output includes 147 works, with notable titles including *Mirari*, *Ustulare*, *Movere*, *Retinere*, *Revelare*, *Sublimare*, *Unire*, *Paradis*, *Contes de Boccace*, *Mukhtār al-shiʻr al-Faransī*, *5 peintres et 1 sculpteur*, and *Arbres*.

One of his quoted lines reads, "Our father who art in heaven Stay there And we will stay here on earth Which is sometimes so pretty." The author has been referenced by 654 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1900
Died
1977
Works
147

Top works

  • Mirari ; Ustulare ; Movere ; Retinere ; Revelare ; Sublimare ; Unire ; Paradis
  • Contes de Boccace
  • Mukhtār al-shiʻr al-Faransī
  • 5 peintres et 1 sculpteur
  • Arbres

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1900-02-04
Active to
1977-04-11

Discography

DiscogsStream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4,235
Total plays
20,534

Tags

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Jacques Prévert (French IPA: [ʒak pʀe'vɛʀ]) was a French poet and screenwriter who was born on February 4, 1900 in Neuilly-sur-Seine and died on April 11, 1977 in Omonville-la-Petite. Prévert grew up in Paris where he was bored by school. He often went to theater with his father, a drama critic, and acquired a love of reading from his mother. After receiving his Certificat d'études attesting to his having completed his primary eduacation, he quit school and went to work in Le Bon Marché departm

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries

    · 2021 · cited 79,335x

  2. Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries

    · 2018 · cited 53,851x

  3. Global cancer statistics

    · 2011 · cited 23,192x

  4. Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: Sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012

    · 2014 · cited 21,632x

  5. Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries

    · 2024 · cited 20,822x

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Quotes

  • “Our father who art in heavenStay thereAnd we will stay here on earthWhich is sometimes so pretty”
  • “An orange on the tableYour robe on the carpetAnd you in my bedSweet present of the presentCoolness of the nightWarmth of my life.”
  • “It's terriblethe faint sound of a hard boiled egg firmly cracked on a tin counterit's terrible this faint soundwhen it stirs the memory of a starving man”
  • “I am what I amI was made this wayWhen I want to laughYes I shriek with laughterI love those who love meIt's my faultIf they're not the sameThat I love everytimeI am what I amI was made this wayWhat more do you wantWhat do you want from me”

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Encyclopedic overview

Jacques Prévert ( French: [ʒak pʁevɛʁ]; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis (1945). He published his first book in 1946.

Life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jacques Prévert” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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