Jacques Prévert (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Although he did not publish his first book of poetry until the age of forty-six, Jacques-Henri-Marie Prévert (pray-ver) is generally considered the most popular French poet of the twentieth century. Prévert was born in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine into a middle-class family. His parents, André and Suzanne, had three sons; Jacques was the second of their children. His father, the author of the historical novel Diane de Maelstreck (1895), worked for Catholic charities in Paris. From 1920 until 1922, Jacques Prévert served in the French army and was assigned to...
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