Alain Suied (July 17, 1951 – July 24, 2008) was a

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and translator.

Early life and career

Suied was born in

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into what was then the

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community in that city. In 1959 he moved to

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with his parents. His first poem was published in 1968 in the journal ''L'Ephemeral''. Andre du Bouchet helped him get his first book published in 1970. Suied received the

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for translation.Web page titled "Alain Suied" (Googletranslation of web page)
at Editions Arfuyen website, retrieved December 14, 2008 French composer Denise Roger (1924-2005) used Suied’s text for some of her songs. He is buried in the cemetery of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Suied, Alain 1951 births 2008 deaths Writers from Tunis French male poets 20th-century French poets 20th-century French male writers