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Poèmes
Née au Caire en 1920, poète, romancière. dramaturge et essayiste, Andrée Chedid s'inspirera toute sa vie de ses origines méditerranéennes, entre l'Egypte, le Liban et la Syrie. Son premier recueil de poèmes, Textes pour une figure, publié en France en 1949, est salué par René Char. Dès lors, elle ne cesse de placer le corps au coeur de son écriture : alliant visage, parole et mouvements, les mots sont pour elle une danse animée par ses influences orientales et occidentales. C'est bien ainsi qu'elle décrit sa poésie, "un corps-à-corps incessant avec la vie", une interaction sans cesse renouvelée entre le corps et l'esprit. Le présent volume rassemble pour la première fois une grande part de l'oeuvre poétique d'Andrée Chedid de 1949 à 2010 : Textes pour un poème, Visage premier, Fraternité de la parole, Cérémonial de la violence, Cavernes et Soleils, Epreuves du vivant, Tant de corps et tant d'âmes, Par-delà les mots, Territoires du souffle, L'Etoffe de l'univers. Il nous invite à redécouvrir une oeuvre unique, qui a fait d'Andrée Chedid une poète majeure de son temps.
1257 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2013
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Andrée Chedid
134 books69 followersAndrée Chedid was a French poet and novelist of Christian Lebanese descent.
When she was ten, she was sent to a boarding school, where she learned English and French. At fourteen, she left for Europe. She then returned to Cairo to go to an American university. Her dream was to become a dancer. She got married to a physician when she was twenty-two, with whom she has two children: Louis Chedid, now a famous French singer, and Michèle. Her work questions human condition and what links the individual to the world. Her writing seeks to evoke the Orient, but she focuses more in denouncing the civil war that destroys Lebanon. She has lived in France since 1946. Because of this diverse background, her work is truly multicultural. Her first book was written in English: On the Trails of my Fancy. She has commented about her work that it is an eternal quest for humanity.
Andrée Chedid is the grandmother of the French rock star -M- (Louis Chedid's son) for whom she has contributed song lyrics including that of Bonoboo on the album Je dis aime.
When she was ten, she was sent to a boarding school, where she learned English and French. At fourteen, she left for Europe. She then returned to Cairo to go to an American university. Her dream was to become a dancer. She got married to a physician when she was twenty-two, with whom she has two children: Louis Chedid, now a famous French singer, and Michèle. Her work questions human condition and what links the individual to the world. Her writing seeks to evoke the Orient, but she focuses more in denouncing the civil war that destroys Lebanon. She has lived in France since 1946. Because of this diverse background, her work is truly multicultural. Her first book was written in English: On the Trails of my Fancy. She has commented about her work that it is an eternal quest for humanity.
Andrée Chedid is the grandmother of the French rock star -M- (Louis Chedid's son) for whom she has contributed song lyrics including that of Bonoboo on the album Je dis aime.
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October 12, 2018
Un voyage vers un néant lumineux où le temps se fige, puis nous rattrape sans pitié. Les mots de Chedid tombent comme de lourdes pierres, mais ils savent le faire d'une manière profondément touchante.
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