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René Char
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French poet (1907–1988)
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René Char (1907–1988) was a French poet, writer, playwright, and librettist. Born in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, he wrote in French and worked primarily in the genre of lyric poetry. His literary output includes works such as *Campo de los Patos*, *Recherche de la base et du sommet*, *Poemes et Prose Choisis*, *Commune Presence*, and *Feuillets D Hypnos*.
Char received the Officer of the Legion of Honour, and his work was included in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and served as a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. His works are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
He died of a myocardial infarction in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 32
Top works
- Campo de los Patos
- Recherche de la base et du sommet
- Poemes et Prose Choisis
- Commune Presence
- Feuillets D Hypnos
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Key facts
- Born
- René Émile Char , ( 1907-06-14 ) 14 June 1907, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue , France
- Died
- 19 February 1988 (1988-02-19) (aged 80), Paris, France
- Occupation
- Poet
- Nationality
- French
- Period
- 1920–1940
- Genre
- Poetry
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Émile
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
- Place of death
- 5th arrondissement of Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Genre
- lyric poetry
- Image
- Céreste R. C. et son chat 1941.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- René Char
- date of birth
- 1907-06-14
- date of death
- 1988-02-19
- Commons gallery
- René Char
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- René Char
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1920-00-00
- end of work period
- 1988-00-00
- place of burial
- L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
- birth name
- René Émile Char
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Encyclopedic overview
René Émile Char ( French: [ʁəne ʃaʁ]; 14 June 1907 – 19 February 1988) was a French poet and member of the French Resistance in World War II.
Biography
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