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Robert Sabatier


Born
in Paris, France
August 17, 1923

Died
June 28, 2012

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Robert Sabatier was a French poet and writer. He wrote numerous novels, essays and books of aphorisms and poems. He was elected to the Académie Goncourt in 1971, as well as to the Académie Mallarme. He is also the author of Histoire de la poésie française: La poésie du XVIIe siècle.
Among his notable works is the autobiographical series of novels "Roman d'Olivier" about growing up in the streets of a poor quarter in Paris during the 1930s. A title from the series, Les Allumettes Suédoises (The Safety Matches, also translated under the title The Match Boy), was adapted for French TV by Jacques Ertaud. According to Kirkus Reviews, the book Les Allumettes Suédoises sold 200,000 copies. Other autobiographical installments include "Olivier 1940"
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Average rating: 3.77 · 614 ratings · 53 reviews · 101 distinct worksSimilar authors
Les Allumettes suédoises

3.60 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1969 — 56 editions
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Trois Sucettes à la menthe

3.90 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1972 — 21 editions
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Les Noisettes sauvages

3.94 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1974 — 17 editions
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La Souris verte

3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1984 — 13 editions
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Les Enfants de l'été

4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1978 — 15 editions
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Olivier et ses amis

4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions
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Le lit de la merveille

3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions
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Le Cordonnier de la rue triste

3.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions
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Diccionario ilustrado de la...

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2.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1967 — 10 editions
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“Je n'imaginais pas que l'on pût vivre ailleurs qu'à Paris, cette cité délicieuse et difficile, pour un temps blessée, endormie, mais toujours prête à la guérison et à l'éveil”
Robert Sabatier, La Souris verte

“Scegli un libro. Ma forse lui ha scelto te.”
Robert Sabatier