Jacques Marie Prevel (July 27, 1915 in

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– May 27, 1951 in

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) was a French

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. His real first name was Jacques, but he added 'Marie' not to be mistaken with

Jacques Prévert Jacques Prévert (; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist moveme ...

, whose surname is pronounced in a very similar way. During the German occupation he lived in the famous Parisiene district Saint-Germain-des-Près. Among his friends were the members of the ''Le Grand Jeu'' movement,

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and Roger Gilbert-Lecomte, and also

Antonin Artaud Antoine Marie Joseph Paul Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud (; 4 September 1896 – 4 March 1948), was a French writer, poet, dramatist, visual artist, essayist, actor and theatre director. He is widely recognized as a major figure of the E ...

. Prevel considered Artaud his master, but Artaud admired Prevel's writings as well - he wrote about him (often "more portraying himself" Slavík, Ivan, ''Rozklenout srázné'', p. 86; Olomouc 1993) and dictated his visions to him. Prevel also supplied Artaud with

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and

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. Prevel died of tuberculosis in the Sainte-Peyre hospital in the arms of his second love Jany.

Bibliography

Poetry

''"It will be essential to work until the end of times, to find again the Gesture and the Word."''. *''Poèmes mortels'' (1945); Mortal poems *''Poèmes pour toute mémoire'' (1947); Poems for all the memory *''De colère et de haine'' (1950); From rage and hatred *''En dérive vers l’absolu'' (1952); On the crossroad to the absolute, posthumously

Diary

*''En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud'' (1974); In the company of Antonin Artaud, posthumously

References

External links

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