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Max Jacob

Born

in Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France

July 12, 1876

Died

March 05, 1944

Genre

Poetry

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After spending his childhood in Quimper, Brittany, France, he enrolled in the Paris Colonial School, which he left in 1897 for an artistic career. He was one of the first friends Pablo Picasso made in Paris. They met in the summer of 1901, and it was Jacob who helped the young artist learn French. Later, on the Boulevard Voltaire, he shared a room with Picasso, who remained a lifelong friend (and was included in his artwork Three Musicians). Jacob introduced him to Guillaume Apollinaire, who in turn introduced Picasso to Georges Braque. He would become close friends with Jean Cocteau, Jean Hugo, Christopher Wood and Amedeo Modigliani, who painted his portrait in 1916. He also befriended and encouraged the artist Romanin, otherwise known as ...more

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	The dice cup: Selected prose poems 3.87 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1917 — 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
	The Selected Poems by Max Jacob, William Kulik (Translator) 4.20 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1999 — 4 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
	Genç Bir Şaire Öğütler by Max Jacob, Salâh Birsel (Translator) 3.65 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1991 — 14 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
	O Gabinete Negro by Max Jacob, Luiz Dantas (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2010 — 29 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 Central Laboratory by Max Jacob, Alexander Dickow (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1921 — 17 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
	Specchio d'astrologia by Max Jacob, Claude Valence, Gisèle Bartoli (Translator) 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1978 — 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
	Hesitant Fire: Selected Prose of Max Jacob by Max Jacob, Moishe Black (Editor), Maria Green (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1991 — 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
	Derniers poèmes en vers et en prose by Max Jacob, J.M.G. Le Clézio (Preface) 2.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1983 — 6 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 Story of King Kabul the First & Gawain the Kitchen-Boy: Histoire Du Roi Kaboul Ier Et Du Marmiton Gauwain ; Followed by Vulcan's Crown by Max Jacob, Moishe Black (Translator), Maria Green (Goodreads Author) (Translator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	POEMES DE MORVEN LE GAELIQUE 2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1991 — 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

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“Her white arms became my entire horizon

("The Rooster And The Pearl")”
― Max Jacob, The Cubist Poets in Paris: An Anthology

tags: arms, love

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“Cubism is ... a picture for its own sake.
Literary Cubism does the same thing in literature, using reality merely as a means and not as an end.”
― Max Jacob, The Cubist Poets in Paris: An Anthology

tags: cubism, literary-cubism

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“The raven of Edgar Allan Poe has a halo that he extinguishes from time to time

("Spanish Generosity")”
― Max Jacob, The Cubist Poets in Paris: An Anthology

tags: edgar-allan-poe, the-raven

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