Louis Parrot
Louis Parrot (28 August 1906 – 24 August 1948) was a French poet, novelist and journalist. Louis Parrot was born in Tours and came from a family of laborers and artisans. He became an apprentice at 12 years old, first in a bank and then in a library, where he developed a love of books.
Also recorded as Augustin Fontaine
Louis Parrot
- Born
- 1906 · Tours.
- Died
- 1948 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- poet · writer · french resistance fighter · journalist
- Languages
- French
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Louis Parrot (28 August 1906 – 24 August 1948) was a French poet, novelist and journalist. Louis Parrot was born in Tours and came from a family of laborers and artisans. He became an apprentice at 12 years old, first in a bank and then in a library, where he developed a love of books.
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He wrote his first poems in the early 1920s. The collection of poems « Misery Farm » in 1934 affirm his talent and his vocation as a poet. He went to do literary studies in Spain. He meet a lot of writers and poets including Paul Éluard in Madrid. During the civil war, he returned to France. He joined the staff of the newspaper Ce soir founded by Jean-Richard Bloch and Louis Aragon, and became chief editor in August 1944. During the World War II, he lived in Clermont-Ferrand and his house was a center of the Résistance for intellectuals. He died in Paris, aged 41.
collection of poems • Ode à Minerve meurtrière • Tristesse des soirs paisibles • Cornemuse de l'orage • Misery farm • Mystères douloureux • Œil de fumée novels • Le Grenier à Sel • Nous reviendrons • La Flamme et la Cendre stories and essays • Panorama de la culture espagnole • Le poète et son image • Paul Éluard • L'intelligence en guerre • Où habite l'oubli • Federico Garcia Lorca • Ursule la laide • Blaise Cendrars • Paille noire des étables • Mozart
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1906
Louis Parrot born at Tours.
1948
Louis Parrot died at Paris.
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