André du Bouchet
André du Bouchet (born March 7, 1924 in Paris , † April 19, 2001 in Truinas , Département Drôme ) was a French poet , translator and art critic .
Life
In 1941 he left France because of World War II and studied comparative literature in the United States at Amherst College and Harvard University . In 1948 he returned to France. His first volume of poetry, Air , was published in 1951.
Du Bouchet also translated foreign language literature into French . His translations of Paul Celan's poems were praised by him. Celan also translated a volume of poetry du Bouchets, Dans la chaleur vacante , into German . These translations were published in 1968 under the title Vakante Glut . In 2002 a bilingual edition of Du Bouchet's poems and notes was published by the Munich Lyrik Kabinett Foundation .
Works
- Air (1951)
- Le Moteur blanc (1956)
- Dans la chaleur vacante (1961)
Web links
- Literature by and about André du Bouchet in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by André du Bouchet at perlentaucher.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bouchet, André you |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French poet, translator and art critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 2001 |
| Place of death | Truinas , Drôme department |