Homage to Philippe Jaccottet (1925-2021): author, poet and translator

Audio 29:00

Philippe Jaccottet © Jacques Sassier Gallimard

By: Pascal Paradou

30 mins

After Saint-John Perse (1887-1975), and René Char (1907-1988), Philippe Jaccottet is only the third poet to have had the honor of returning to the Pléiade during his lifetime (2014).

He will also be awarded the Goncourt prize for poetry in 2003.

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Return with the poet

José-Flore Tappy

on the work of this immense poet but also a great French translator who has always placed doubt at the center of his writings, who died on February 25, 2021

Guest: José-Flore Tappy, Swiss author and poet.

Author of

Hangars published by Zoé

and

Tras-os-montes

published by La Dogana.

She also prefaced the

volume of the Pléaide

devoted to Philippe Jaccottet. 

To know more:

Interview with Philippe Jaccottet in 2011 for L'Arbre à lettres bookstores (20mn)

RTS has uploaded a film (50mn) from 1975

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