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René Char

Born

in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France

June 14, 1907

Died

February 19, 1988

Genre

Poetry

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René Char spent his childhood in Névons, the substantial family home completed at his birth, then studied as a boarder at the school of Avignon and subsequently, in 1925, a student at L'École de Commerce de Marseille, where he read Plutarch, François Villon, Racine, the German Romantics, Alfred de Vigny, Gérard de Nerval and Charles Baudelaire.

His first book, Cloches sur le cœur was published in 1928 as a compilation of poems written between 1922 and 1926. In late November 1929, Char moved to Paris, where he met Louis Aragon, André Breton, and René Crevel, and joined the surrealists. He remained active in the surrealist movement through the early 1930s but distanced himself gradually from the mid-1930s onward. Throughout his career, Char's ...more

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	Fureur et Mystère 4.13 avg rating — 546 ratings — 26 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
	Leaves of Hypnos by René Char, Cid Corman (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 1946 — 22 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
	Selected Poems by René Char, Mary Ann Caws (Editor), Tina Jolas (Translator) 4.30 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 1992 — 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
	Lettera Amorosa ; suivi de, Guirlande Terrestre by René Char, Georges Braque (Ilustrator), Jean Arp (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 1953	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
	Correspondance (1946-1959) by René Char, Albert Camus 3.94 avg rating — 116 ratings — 10 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 of Rene Char by René Char, Jonathan Griffin (Editor), Mary Anne Caws (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1976 — 18 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
	Les Matinaux suivi de La parole en archipel 4.07 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1969 — 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
	The Brittle Age and Returning Upland by René Char, Gustaf Sobin (Translator), Mary Ann Caws (Foreword) 4.04 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Le Marteau sans maître 3.93 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1934 — 13 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
	Stone Lyre: Poems of Rene Char by René Char, Nancy Naomi Carlson (Translator), Ilya Kaminsky (Introduction) 4.29 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2010 — 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

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“I believe in the magic and authority of words.”
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“Lucidity is the wound closest to the sun.”
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“Eternity is not much longer than life.”
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