Les Mots longs : poèmes, 1950-1994

by Pentti Holappa, Gabriel Rebourcet (Scientific Editor)

207 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 23, 1997

About the author

Pentti Holappa (born August 11, 1927) was a Finnish poet and writer. Born in Ylikiiminki to a family of modest means, he held numerous jobs before becoming Minister of Culture. Self-educated, he has published close to fifteen volumes of poetry, six novels, and numerous essays. He has also worked as a translator; among the poets and authors whose work he has translated into Finnish are Charles Baudelaire, Pierre Reverdy, and J. M. G. Le Clézio. He received the Finlandia Prize in 1998.

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[ninon · Rating 3 out of 5]

j ai pleure en service public quand j ai lu "Le temps est compté. Faux. Il / y en a tant qu'il n'y en a pas vraiment." adieu tout le monde (3.5 )