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Frédéric Jacques Temple

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Frédéric Jacques Temple

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1921-08-18 (Montpellier)
Died
2020-08-05 age 98
Nationality
フランス
Languages
French, English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Montpellier → Morocco → Languedoc-Roussillon

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, journalist, TV broadcasting director
Active Years
1945-2020
Affiliations
Société des gens de lettres, Comité d'honneur de la Maison internationale des poètes et des écrivains de Saint-Malo
Memberships
Comité d'honneur de la Maison internationale des poètes et des écrivains
Influenced By
Blaise Cendrars, Henry Miller, Lawrence Durrell, Joseph Delteil

Education

College of the Enclos Saint-François
Boarding school
Country: France
A school where music and art were as important as studies

Awards

Grand prix de poésie de la SGDL
2003
Work: Le Chant des limules
Organization: Société des gens de lettres
Result: 受賞
Prix Guillaume Apollinaire
2013
Work: Phares, balises & feux brefs
Result: 受賞
Prix Valery-Larbaud
1990
Work: Anthologie personnelle
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Anthologie personnelle

1989 Poetry anthology

Personal anthology collecting poems from Fleurs du Silence, Les Œufs de sel, Les Grands arbres, Foghorn, Villages au sud, Paysages privés.

Southern landscapesTravelFriendship

L’Enclos

1992 Novel

Novel celebrating the now-disappeared school in Montpellier.

ChildhoodEducationSouthern France

La Route de San Romano

1996 Novel

Narrative based on his war experiences.

WarItalian campaign

Bibliography

  • Seul à bord (1945)
  • Sur mon cheval (1946)
  • Anthologie personnelle (1989)
  • L’Enclos (1992)
  • La Route de San Romano (1996)

Translations by Author

  • Translations of Thomas Hardy poems
  • Works by D. H. Lawrence
  • Works by Henry Miller

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Open style of a globe-trotting poetRooted in the South yet expansive horizons
Recurring Motifs
TravelFriendshipNatureWar memories

Legacy

Recognized as a French poet and writer for poetry, novels, essays, and translations, famous for friendships with Blaise Cendrars and Henry Miller. Esteemed as a long-lived literary figure.

Trivia

  • Fascinated by adventure novelists like Jules Verne and Jack London as a child.
  • Collaborated with painters to create precious books.