Bernard Noël (19 November 1930 – 13 April 2021) was a French writer and poet. He received the ''Grand Prix national de la poésie'' (National Grand Prize of Poetry) in 1992 and the ''Prix Robert Ganzo'' (Robert Ganzo Prize) in 2010.
Biography
Noël published his first book of
poetry
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, ''Les Yeux Chimeres'', in 1955. This was followed by the
prose poems
Prose poetry is poetry written in prose form instead of verse form, while preserving poetic qualities such as heightened imagery, parataxis, and emotional effects.
Characteristics
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''Extraits du corps'' (''Essence of the body'' or ''Extracts from the text'') in 1958.
He then waited nine years before publishing his next book, ''La Face de silence'' (''The Face of Silence'', 1967), and eventually the controversial ''Le Château de Cène'' (''Castle supper'', 1969),
erotic fiction
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that has been read as a protest against the
war in Algeria. Noël is also known for his artists' books in collaboration with
Gérard Serée. He also kept up a correspondence with the Italian poet
Nella Nobili
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when she moved to Paris.
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