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, the ''Prix Robert Ganzo'' (Robert Ganzo Prize) in 2010, as well as th
Grand prix de poésie from the Académie Française
for his entire poetic work in 2016. His book
Le Reste du Voyage
' was translated into English by Eléna Rivera and published b
Graywolf Press
in 2011; it won th
Robert Fagles Translation Prize
from the National Poetry Series.

Biography

Noël published his first book of

poetry Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

, ''Les Yeux Chimeres'', in 1955. This was followed by the prose poems ''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),

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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 Nella Nobili (1926–1985) was an Italian poet and writer. She is considered a representative of proletarian literature. She wrote in French and Italian, notably about factory work and lesbian love. Biography Nella Nobili was born in 1926 in Bolo ...

when she moved to Paris.

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