Charles Le Quintrec (14 March 1926 – 14 November 2008) was a French poet. He was born in Plescop and died in

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. Le Quintrec was a literary critic for ''Ouest-France ''.

Awards

* Chevalier des Arts et Lettres * Officer of the

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* Knight of the

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* Max Jacob Prize * Apollinaire Prize * Grand Prize for poetry of the

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* Grand Prize of the

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for his body of work, * 1990

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...

poetry * 2007 Grand prix catholique de littérature

Works

* ''Les Enfants de Kerfontaine'', Albin Michel, 2007 * ''Demain dès l'aube: Journal IV 1994-2004'', Albin Michel, 2006 * ''Terre océane'', Albin Michel, 2006 * ''Le Pèlerin de Saint-Roch'', Albin Michel, 2004 et Le Livre De Poche, 2006 * ''Un Breton à Paris'', Albin Michel, 2002 et Libra Diffusio, 2004 * ''La Saison du bourreau'', Albin Michel, 2001 * ''La Fête bretonne'', Ouest-France, 2000 * ''L'Enfant de Brocéliande'', Albin Michel, 2000 * ''Une Enfance bretonne'', Albin Michel, 2000 et Le Livre De Poche, 2002 * ''Des Matins dans les ronces'', Albin Michel, 2000 * ''Vents d'étoiles'', Liv'Editions, 1998 * ''Danses et chants pour Elisane'', Albin Michel, 1998 * ''L'Empire des fougères'', Albin Michel, 1998 et Le Livre De Poche, 2000 * ''L'Espérance de la nuit: Journal, 1985-1993'', Albin Michel, 1996 * ''La Traversée du lac'', Albin Michel, 1995 * ''Littérature de Bretagne'', Ouest-France, 1992 * ''Des Enfants de lumière'', Albin Michel, 1992 et Liv'Editions, 1995 * ''La Querelle de Dieu'', Albin Michel, 1992 et Le Livre De Poche, 2000 * ''Belle-Ile en mer'', Ed. Maritimes et d'Outre Mer, 1991 * ''La Source et le Secret'', Albin Michel, 1990 * ''Les Nuits du Parc-Lann'', Albin Michel, 1990 et Le Livre De Poche, 2000 * ''Bretagne est univers'', Ouest-France, 1988 * ''Les Lumières du soir: journal, 1980-1985'', Albin Michel, 1987 * ''Chanticoq'', Albin Michel, 1986 et Le Livre De Poche, 2000 * ''Les Ombres du jour'', Albin Michel, 1985 * * ''La Bretagne de Charles Le Quintrec'', Christine Bonneton éditeur, 1984 * ''Le Règne et le royaume'', Albin Michel, 1983 * ''Le Christ aux orties'', Albin Michel, 1982 * ''The Stones of Carnac'', Ouest-France, 1981 * ''Le Village allumé'', Éditions Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 1981 * ''La Lumière et l'argile, 1981 et Albin Michel'', 2000 * ''Anthologie de la poésie bretonne 1880-1980'', Table ronde, 1980 * ''Les Grandes heures littéraires de Bretagne'', Ouest-France, 1978 * ''Le Château d'amour'', Albin Michel, 1977 * ''Jeunesse de Dieu'', Albin Michel, 1974 * ''La Ville en loques'', Albin Michel, 1972 * ''La Marche des arbres'', Albin Michel, 1970 Grand prix international de poésie * ''Un Buisson d'alléluias'', 1969 * ''Les Grands habits'', Subervie, 1968 * ''Stances du verbe Amour'', Albin Michel, 1966 * ''Le Chemin noir'', Albin Michel, 1968 * ''Le Mur d'en face'', Le Cercle du Nouveau Livre, 1965 * ''Alain Bosquet'', Seghers, 1964 * ''La Maison du Moustoir'', Albin Michel, 1964 * ''Le Droit au témoignage'', 1963 * ''La Lampe du corps'', Albin Michel, 1962 * ''Le Dieu des chevaux'', Albin Michel, 1962 * ''Les Chemins de Kergrist'', Albin Michel, 1959 et 1996 * ''Les Noces de la terre'', Grasset, 1957 * ''Les Temps obscurs'', René Debresse Éditeur, 1953

External links

"Charles Le Quintrec est mort à 82 ans", ''Nouvelle Observateur'', Sylvie Prioul, 25/11/2008
{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Quintrec, Charles 1926 births 2008 deaths People from Morbihan Prix Goncourt de la Poésie winners Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur French male poets 20th-century French poets Winners of the Prix Broquette-Gonin (literature) 20th-century French male writers Prix Guillaume Apollinaire winners