Roger Giroux (1925–1974) was a French

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and

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. Giroux's only book published when he was alive was ''L’arbre le temps'', Mercure de France, 1964; it won the Max-Jacob' Prize that same year. Giroux translated texts of

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, Rosmarie Waldrop,

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and others authors in French. A sample of his poems is included i
The Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry
edited by

Paul Auster Paul Benjamin Auster (February 3, 1947 – April 30, 2024) was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. His notable works include '' The New York Trilogy'' (1987), '' Moon Palace'' (1989), '' The Music of Chance'' (1990), ' ...

, and generally recognized as the best anthology of Modern French poetry in English translation. Collection of poetry: ''L'autre temps'' (1964). Posthumous works: ''Voici'' (1974), ''Théâtre'' (1976), ''S'' (1977), ''L'arbre le Temps suivi de Lieu-Je et de Lettre'' (1977). More recently: ''Poème'' (éd. Théâtre typographique, 2007) and ''Journal d'un poème'' (éd. Eric Pesty, 2011).

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