Philippe Jaccottet
Philippe Jaccottet (French: [filip ʒakotɛ]; 30 June 1925 - 24 February 2021) was a Swiss Francophone poet and translator. He was born in Moudon, Switzerland.
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| Native name | Philippe Jaccottet |
| Born | 30 June 1925 Moudon, Switzerland |
| Died | 24 February 2021 (aged 95) Grignan, France |
| Language | French |
He translated the writings of Goethe, Hölderlin, Mann, Mandelstam, Góngora, Leopardi, Musil, Rilke, Homer and Ungaretti.
In 2014, Jaccottet became the fifteenth living author to be published in the prestigious Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.[1][2]
Jaccottet died in Grignan, France, on 24 February 2021 at the age of 95.[3]
Honours
References
- ↑ "Le poète vaudois Philippe Jaccottet entre de son vivant dans La Pléiade", www.rts.ch (page visited on 14 February 2014).
- ↑ "Philippe Jaccottet", www.la-pleiade.fr (page visited on 14 February 2014).
- ↑ "Le poète Philippe Jaccottet est décédé". Tribune de Genève. 25 February 2021.
- ↑ "Lauréats". Académie Goncourt. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ Isabel Contreras (24 May 2018). "Philippe Jaccottet récompensé par le prix mondial Cino del Duca 2018". Livres Hebdo. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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