Saint-John Perse - Nobel Prize in Literature — 1960
photo Saint-John Perse

Saint-John Perse

Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature — 1960
for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time
Citizenship
France France
Languages
French
date of birth
5/31/1887
place of birth
Pointe-à-Pitre
date of death
9/20/1975
place of death
Hyères
Lived
88 years

See more

position held
  • Secretary General of the French Foreign Affairs Ministry
    • start time: 1933
    • end time: 1940
educated at
  • Lycée Louis-Barthou
  • University of Bordeaux
notable work
  • Anabase
  • Praises
  • Amers
  • Oiseaux
occupation
  • diplomat
  • translator
  • writer
  • poet
member of
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
employer
  • Harvard University
Read on Wikipedia