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Robert Vigneau

ロベール・ヴィニョー

Robēru Vinyō

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-08-26 （Nice）
Died
2022-08-18 （Cannes） age 88
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Religion
Unknown

Career

Occupations
poet, draftsman
Active Years
1953-2022

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

L'Ange et l'accordéon

1953 Poetry

Early poetry collection.

angelaccordion

Bucolique followed by Élégiaque

1979 Poetry

Poetry collection published by Gallimard.

bucolicelegiac

Bestiaire à Marie

1985 Poetry

Bestiary for Marie.

animalsdedication

Bibliography

  • L'Ange et l'accordéon (1953)
  • Il (1963)
  • Naigreries (1972)
  • Cartes indiennes (1975)
  • Articles sur catalogues (1979)
  • Bucolique followed by Élégiaque (1979)
  • Bestiaire à Marie (1985/2000)
  • Botaniques (1997)
  • Planches d'anatomie (2005)
  • Une vendange d'innocents (2009)
  • La Guerre de cinquante ans (1995)
  • Œufs (1978)
  • Entrée des créatures (2001)
  • Éros au potager (2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
expressionist
Recurring Motifs
youthwhale

Legacy

French expressionist poet who published nine collections with major publishers like Gallimard and Seghers. Famous for youth poems like The Whale, recommended by the French Ministry of Education. Also a draftsman.

In Popular Culture

  • Norge's poem Jehan l'Advenu dedicated to Robert and Marie-Hélène Vigneau.

Trivia

  • A poem by Norge, sung by Georges Brassens, dedicated to him.