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Marcel Thiry

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Marcel Thiry

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1897-03-13 (Charleroi)
Died
1977-09-05 (Vaux-sous-Chêvremont) age 80
Nationality
Belgian
Languages
French
Residence History
Belgium, Charleroi → Belgium, Vaux-sous-Chêvremont

Career

Occupations
poet, novelist, essayist
Active Years
1919-1977
Influenced By
Blaise Cendrars, Guillaume Apollinaire

Awards

Prix Valery Larbaud
1976
Work: Toi qui pâlis au nom de Vancouver
Result: 受賞
Prix triennal de poésie
1934
Work: Statue de la fatigue
Organization: Communauté française de Belgique
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Toi qui pâlis au nom de Vancouver

1924 poetry

A book of poems reminiscent of Blaise Cendrars and Guillaume Apollinaire.

Statue de la fatigue

1934 poetry

Bibliography

  • Le cœur et les sens (1919)
  • Toi qui pâlis au nom de Vancouver (1924)
  • Plongeantes Proues (1925)
  • L'Enfant prodigue (1927)
  • Statue de la fatigue (1934)
  • Marchands (1936)
  • La Mer de la Tranquillité (1938)
  • Âges (1950)
  • Usine à penser des choses tristes (1957)
  • Vie-Poésie (1961)
  • Le Festin d'attente (1963)
  • Le Jardin fixe (1969)
  • Saison cinq et quatre proses (1969)
  • L'Ego des neiges (1972)
  • Songes et spélonques (1973)
  • L'Encore (1975)

Legacy

French-speaking Belgian poet. Served in the Belgian Expeditionary Corps in Russia during World War I. Awarded the Prix Valery Larbaud.

Trivia

  • During World War I, he and his brother Oscar served in the Belgian Expeditionary Corps in Russia.
  • He is the father of virologist Lise Thiry.