Gérard Macé (born

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, 4 December 1946) is a

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poet, essayist, translator and photographer. He published his first book ''Le jardin des langues'' in 1974 and since then has published nearly 50 books. His work is noted for its mixing of diverse genres. He has won many prizes including the Grand prix de poésie from the

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for the entirety of his work.Bio
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20th-century French poets 21st-century French poets 21st-century French male writers French essayists French photographers Prix Roger Caillois recipients Prix France Culture winners Prix Valery Larbaud winners Writers from Paris 1946 births Living people 20th-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers {{france-nonfiction-writer-stub