Paroles

Paroles
First edition cover
AuthorJacques Prévert
Cover artistBrassaï
LanguageFrench
GenrePoetry
PublisherLe Calligraphe
Publication date
1945
Publication placeFrance
841.914
Followed byHistoires 

Paroles ([pa.ʁɔl]; "Words") is a collection of poems by Jacques Prévert,[1] first published in 1946.[2][3][4]

Lawrence Ferlinghetti's translation of 44 poems from this collection was published by Penguin Books in the 1960s, under the title Selections from Paroles.[5] A sound recording of his reading the poems was made in the 1950s.[6] It was ranked 16th in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century.

References

  1. ^ Alistair Rolls; John West-Sooby; Jean Fornasiero, eds. (2014). If I Say If. University of Adelaide Press. p. 56. ISBN 9781922064622.
  2. ^ Publisher's page on the history of the book.
  3. ^ Laster, Arnaud (1974), Paroles (1946) : Prévert, Hatier, ISBN 978-2-218-04199-0
  4. ^ Laster, Arnaud (1972), Paroles, Prévert : analyse critique, Hatier, retrieved 25 October 2024
  5. ^ Prévert, Jacques; Ferlinghetti, Lawrence (1965), Selections from 'Paroles', Penguin Books, retrieved 25 October 2024
  6. ^ Prévert, Jacques; Prevert, Jacques, 1900-1977. Paroles (1950), Jacques Prevert dit Paroles, Philips, retrieved 25 October 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)