Sully-André Peyre
Sully-André Peyre (1890–1961) was a French poet and essayist. He wrote both in Provençal and in French. He won a prize from the Académie française.
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- Name
- Sully-André Peyre
- Born
- 9 September 1890
- Birthplace
- Le Cailar, Gard, France
- Place of death
- Aigues-Vives, Gard, France
- Occupation
- Poet, essayist
- Spouse
- Amy Silvel
- Died
- 1961. · Aigues-Vives.
- Nationality
- France.
- Movements
- Félibrige.
- Honours
- Frédéric Mistral Prize.
- Languages
- French and Occitan.
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Sully-André Peyre (1890–1961) was a French poet and essayist. He wrote both in Provençal and in French. He won a prize from the Académie française.
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• Name — Sully-André Peyre • Born — 9 September 1890 • Birthplace — Le Cailar, Gard, France • Place of death — Aigues-Vives, Gard, France • Occupation — Poet, essayist • Spouse — Amy Silvel • Father — Pierre Peyre • Mother — Emma Soulier
Early life
Early life
Sully-André Peyre was born on 9 September 1890 in Le Cailar, Gard, France. He grew up in Mouriès, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Career
Career
Peyre published Lou Secret, a Provençal paper in 1918. A year later, in 1919, he founded La Regalido, another Provençal journal, with Elie Vianes. He was the founder and editor of Marsyas, a Provençal review, from 1921 to 1961. Peyre was the author of many poetry collections and essays. He wrote both in Provençal and in French. He won the Prix Broquette-Gonin from the Académie française for his 1958 book entitled Poésie.
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Personal life and death
Peyre married Amy Silvel, a poet. Peyre died on 13 December 1961 in Aigues-Vives, Gard, France.
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