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Malcolm de Chazal

Born

in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius

September 12, 1902

Died

October 01, 1981

Genre

Poetry, Women & Gender Studies, Outdoors & Nature

Influences

Georges Braque ...more

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Malcolm de Chazal was a Mauritian writer, painter, and visionary, known especially for his Sens-Plastique, a work consisting of several thousand aphorisms and pensées.

French writers such as André Breton and Jean Paulhan praised de Chazal's work. ...more

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Malcolm de Chazal’s books

Average rating: 3.88 · 134 ratings · 30 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sens-Plastique by Malcolm de Chazal, Irving Weiss (Translator) 4.26 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1948 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	النساء تجعلننا شعراء، الأطفال يجعلوننا فلاسفة by Malcolm de Chazal, مالكولم دو شازال, أحمد لوغليمي (Translator) 3.23 avg rating — 43 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Petrusmok 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems by Malcolm de Chazal, Sara Nicholson (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Historia del Dodo really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	قصائد تليها مختارات من الحس التشكيلي by Malcolm de Chazal, مالكولم دو شازال, عدنان محسن (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magical Sense by Malcolm de Chazal, Jean Bonnin (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	مختارات شعرية by Malcolm de Chazal, مالكولم دو شازال, عدنان محسن (Translator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Comment devenir un génie ? Chroniques really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La vie derrière les choses by Malcolm de Chazal 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Malcolm de Chazal (?)

“The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.”
― Malcolm de Chazal

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“Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.”
― Malcolm de Chazal

tags: humans, humor, mirrors, monkeys

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“The glance embroiders in joy, knits in pain, and sews in boredom.
When indifferent, the eye takes stills, when interested, movies.
Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.”
― Malcolm de Chazal

tags: boredom, eye, joy, laughter, pain, smile

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