André Frédérique (27 February 1915,
Nanterre - 17 May 1957) was a French
poet. He was a son of a police officer. He became a member of the Parisienne
bohème
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(befriending people like
Jean Carmet). His works, often full of
black humour (which did not save him from suicide caused by his feeling of a metaphysical hopelessness) are similar to
Henri Michaux.
Works
* ''Ana'', Éd. Plaisir du prince, 1945
* ''Histoires blanches'',
Gallimard, 1946 (published with the help of
Raymond Queneau)
* ''Aigremorts'', Guy Lévis-Mano, 1947
* ''Poésie sournoise'',
Seghers Seghers is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
* Anna Seghers (1900–1983), German writer
* Anne-Marie Seghers (1911–2012), French tennis player
* Armand Seghers (1926–2005), Belgian footballer
* Carroll Seghers II (1924– ...
, 1957
External links
André Frédérique, in French
1915 births
1957 suicides
1957 deaths
People from Nanterre
Poètes maudits
Suicides in France
20th-century French poets
French male poets
20th-century French male writers
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