Alain Suied

Alain Suied
Born(1951-07-17)17 July 1951
Tunis, Tunisia
DiedJuly 24, 2008(2008-07-24) (aged 57)
Occupation
  • Poet
  • translator
NationalityFrench

Alain Suied (July 17, 1951 – July 24, 2008) was a French poet and translator.

Early life and career

Suied was born in Tunis into what was then the Jewish community in that city. In 1959 he moved to Paris with his parents. His first poem was published in 1968 in the journal L'Ephemeral.[1] Andre du Bouchet helped him get his first book published in 1970.[2] Suied received the Nelly Sachs Prize for translation.[3] French composer Denise Roger (1924-2005) used Suied’s text for some of her songs.[4]

He is buried in the cemetery of Montparnasse.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Web page titled "Alain Suied" (Google translation of Web page)[permanent dead link‍], Temporel magazine website, retrieved December 14, 2008
  2. ^ Kéchichian, Patrick, summary of article on Suied's death[permanent dead link‍], Le Monde, August 13, 2008, retrieved December 14, 2008
  3. ^ a b Web page titled "Alain Suied" (Googletranslation of web page) Archived 2014-06-26 at the Wayback Machine at Editions Arfuyen website, retrieved December 14, 2008
  4. ^ "Denise Isabelle Roger Song Texts | LiederNet". www.lieder.net. Retrieved 2024-05-08.