The directory «Plots»

Saint-John Perse
(pseud. of Alexis Saint-Léger Léger)
(1887–1975)

French poet and diplomat, b. West Indies. Léger, an opponent of appeasement of the Nazis, was enormously influential in France’s foreign office and became known as one of Europe’s foremost diplomats. His reputation as a poet of great lyric power grew after his self-imposed exile to the United States in 1940. Encouraged by Gide, he published... More...

France, 1980, Saint-John Perse

Guyana, 1995, Saint John-Perse

Paraguay, 1977, Medal of Nobel prize of Literature

Virgin Islands, 2001, Saint John-Perse

France, 1980.10.11, Pointe A Pitre & Aix en Provence. Saint-Jon Perse