Philippe Jaccottet facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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Jaccottet in 1991
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Philippe Jaccottet
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| Born | 30 June 1925 Moudon, Switzerland |
| Died | 24 February 2021 (aged 95) Grignan, France |
| Language | French |
Philippe Jaccottet (born June 30, 1925 – died February 24, 2021) was a famous Swiss poet and translator. He wrote in French, which is why he is called a Francophone writer.
His Life and Work
Philippe Jaccottet finished his studies in Lausanne, Switzerland. After that, he lived in Paris for several years. In 1953, he moved to a town called Grignan in Provence, France.
Jaccottet was a very skilled translator. This means he changed books and poems from one language to another. He translated many famous authors into French. Some of these authors include Goethe, Hölderlin, Mann, and Rilke. He also translated ancient writers like Homer.
In 1988, he won an important award for his poetry, the German international Petrarca-Preis. This showed how much his writing was valued.
A very special thing happened in 2014. Philippe Jaccottet became one of the few living authors to have his works published in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade. This is a very respected collection of classic French literature. Only a small number of writers are chosen for this honor. He was the fourth Swiss author to be included in this collection.
Philippe Jaccottet passed away in Grignan, France, in February 2021. He was 95 years old.
Awards and Honours
Philippe Jaccottet received many awards for his writing and translations. Here are some of them:
- 1958 Prix des écrivains vaudois
- 1966 Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung
- 1981 Prix Gottfried Keller
- 1985 Grand Prix de Poésie de la Ville de Paris
- 1988 Petrarca-Preis
- 1995 Grand Prix national de Poésie
- 2003 Prix Goncourt de la poésie
- 2018 Prix mondial Cino Del Duca
See Also
In Spanish: Philippe Jaccottet para niños
- Swiss literature
- List of Swiss poets
