Paroles [Paperback]

Jacques Prevert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1976

256pages. poche. broché. Rappelle-toi Barbara Il pleuvait sans cesse sur Brest ce jour-lŕ Et tu marchais souriante Epanouie ravie ruisselante Sous la pluie Rappelle-toi Barbara. Oh Barbara Quelle connerie la guerre Qu'es-tu devenue maintenant Sous cette pluie de fer De feu d'acier de sang Et celui qui te serrait dans ses bras Amoureusement Est-il mort disparu ou bien encore vivant.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: French & European Pubns (October 1, 1976)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 0785924000
• ISBN-13: 978-0785924005
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,891,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prévert is one of the truly gifted poets of this century, October 16, 1999

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This review is from: Paroles (French Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)

Jacques Prévert is able to communicate so much by saying so little. His poems are simple yet somehow manage to touch people on levels much deeper than one would think. To not have experienced Prévert is to have truly missed out on one of the truly gifted poets of this century.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece of simplicity, July 8, 1998

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This review is from: Paroles (French Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)

Prevert's words leave you spinning as if you know where he is, what he looks at, what he's thinking. He describes his world in such a manner...that the reader has no choice. His Blood and Feathers volume is just as good.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars French postwar poetry bilingual edition, July 26, 2000

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M. J. Smith (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paroles (Paperback)

Reading these poems - especially the longer poems - one can easily see why Ferlinghetti was attracted to these poems - there is a significant overlap of poetic sensibilities with those of the beatniks. The opposition of Prevert to war and religion is highly visible but generally not strident. Prevert's use of repetition, the ordinariness of his observations create a very accessible poetry.

As an example "Flowers and Wreathes" explores thought in the image of flower, the pull of beauty and pleasure over reality etc. The poem ends with the following use of repetition: "Because / In their head / Sprouts the sacred flower / The thin little filthy flower / The sick flower / The bitter flower ..."