International Botev Prize
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Pierre Seghers
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Pierre Seghers
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1906-01-05 （Paris）
- Died
- 1987-11-04 （Créteil） age 81
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Paris → Créteil (place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Editor, Anthologist
- Active Years
- 1930-1987
- Affiliations
- Éditions Seghers, Les Éditions de Minuit
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Légion d'honneur (Commander) | — | — | French Republic | 受章 |
| 1976 | International Botev Prize | — | — | International Botev Prize committee | 受賞 |
| — | Doctor honoris causa | — | — | University of St Andrews | 授与 |
Légion d'honneur (Commander)
Organization:
French Republic
Result:
受章
International Botev Prize
1976
Organization:
International Botev Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Doctor honoris causa
Organization:
University of St Andrews
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bonne-Espérance
1939 PoetryOne of Seghers's early poetry collections, dealing with personal themes and hope.
hopeindividual
Le chien de pique
1943 PoetryPublished during World War II; contains poems reflecting resistance and the role of poetry.
resistancewartime
Jeune fille
1947 PoetryA postwar poetry collection portraying personal emotion and everyday scenes.
memoryeveryday life
Poètes d’aujourd'hui (editorial series)
1944 Editorial series / AnthologyAn anthology/series begun in 1944 that published about 270 books of poets, introducing both established and unknown poets.
contemporary poetryanthologyrediscovery
La Résistance et ses poètes, 1940-1945
1974 Essay / CompilationA compilation and study of poets of the French Resistance, an important record of wartime poetry.
resistancehistoryrole of poetry
Bibliography
- Bonne-Espérance (1939)
- Le chien de pique (1943)
- Jeune fille (1947)
- Poètes d’aujourd'hui (series, from 1944)
- La Résistance et ses poètes, 1940-1945 (1974)
- Le Temps des merveilles (1978)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, humanist poetic voiceeditorial discernment in anthology compilation
- Recurring Motifs
- resistancememoryeveryday life
Legacy
Pierre Seghers was both a poet and an influential editor/anthologist who significantly promoted contemporary French poetry. During WWII he compiled and published poets of the Resistance; after the war his Poètes d'aujourd'hui series introduced many poets. He received honors including the Légion d'honneur and an honorary doctorate from the University of St Andrews. A retrospective exhibition was held at the Musée du Montparnasse in 2011.
Museums
- Musée du Montparnasse (Pierre Seghers retrospective) Paris, Montparnasse
Archives
- IMEC Archives (Pierre Seghers fonds)
- Montparnasse Cemetery (burial site)
In Popular Culture
- 1967 interview video on Télévision suisse romande
- Influenced many contemporary poets through the Poètes d'aujourd'hui series
Trivia
- He founded the Poètes d'aujourd'hui series in 1944 and published about 270 volumes.
- He participated in the French Resistance and collected/published poets of the Resistance.
- He is buried at Montparnasse Cemetery.
- He received the International Botev Prize in 1976.