About Saint-John Perse

Alexis Leger, better known by his pseudonym Saint-John Perse, was a French poet, writer and diplomat, awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time".

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Occupation: poet, translator, diplomat, writer

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Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat (1887–1975)

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About Saint-John Perse

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Occupation: poet, translator, diplomat, writer

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Position held

Secretary General of the French Foreign Affairs Ministry

Citizenship

France

Born

May 31, 1887

Died

September 20, 1975

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