Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings
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Edition 11 (1976) Winner
Eugène Guillevic
ユジェーヌ・ギレヴィック
Eugene Guillevic
Pen Names:
Guillevic（Used professionally by the single name "Guillevic"）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-08-05 （Carnac, Morbihan, France）
- Died
- 1997-03-19 （Paris, France） age 89
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Residence History
- Carnac (birthplace) → Jeumont → Saint-Jean-Brévelay → Ferrette → Paris (long-term residence and work)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, civil servant (administration)
- Active Years
- 1926-1997
- Influenced By
- Jean Follain, Paul Éluard, Pierre Seghers, Jean Lescure, Louis Aragon
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University (BA) | — | Mathematics | BA | — | France |
University (BA)
Mathematics
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
France
Placed into administration after competitive exams in 1926
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Grand Award for Poetry (Académie française) | — | 詩 | Académie française | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Grand National Prize for Poetry (Grand prix national de la poésie) | — | 詩 | France (national prize) | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Prix Goncourt (for poetry) | — | 詩 | Prix Goncourt committee | 受賞 |
Grand Award for Poetry (Académie française)
1976
Category:
詩
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
受賞
Grand National Prize for Poetry (Grand prix national de la poésie)
1984
Category:
詩
Organization:
France (national prize)
Result:
受賞
Prix Goncourt (for poetry)
1988
Category:
詩
Organization:
Prix Goncourt committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Carnac
1961 Poetry collectionA major collection invoking the Breton standing stones and the sea; among his representative works.
the seastoneBrittany landscapeconcision
Translations
- English translation by John Montague
Terraqué
1942 Poetry collectionAn early collection focusing on nature, corporeality and terrestrial motifs.
natureterrestriality
Selected Poems
1968 Poetry (English-language selection)An English-language selection of Guillevic's poems including translations by Denise Levertov and others.
condensed imagerythe everyday
Translations
- English translations by Denise Levertov et al.
Bibliography
- L'Expérience Guillevic (1923–1938)
- Requiem (1938)
- Terraqué (1942)
- Carnac (1961)
- Sphère (1963)
- Euclidiennes (1967)
- Du domaine (1977)
- Présent, poèmes 1987-1997 (2004, posthumous)
- Relier, poèmes 1938-1996 (2007, posthumous)
Translations of Works
- Geometries (English translation by Richard Sieburth, 2010)
- The Sea & Other Poems (English translation by Patricia Terry, 2007)
- Carnac (English translation by John Montague, 2000)
- Selected Poems (English translation by Denise Levertov, 1968)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, condensed expressionavoids metaphor in favor of direct comparisonsstark, rock-like diction and a plainspoken tone
- Recurring Motifs
- stoneseaBrittany landscapemateriality of everyday objects
Legacy
Guillevic occupies an important place in 20th-century French poetry for his concise, condensed verse. His use of Breton landscapes and stone imagery and his avoidance of metaphor have been widely praised. He received several major prizes and has been translated into English.
Trivia
- Published professionally under the single name "Guillevic."
- Worked as a civil servant in the French administration (economics/planning) from the 1920s until retirement in 1967.
- Was a pre-war friend of Jean Follain and belonged to the School of Rochefort.
- Developed sympathies for the Communist cause around the Spanish Civil War and joined the French Communist Party in 1942.
- Practiced Catholicism for about thirty years.