Award-winning Swiss poet Jaccottet dies at 95
Philippe Jaccottet won many prestigious awards in his lifetime. He is seen here in 1988 receiving a translation prize in Lausanne, where his archives are housed. Keystone / Str
The Swiss poet, translator and literary critic Philippe Jaccottet, winner of numerous prizes including the Goncourt poetry prize, has died at the age of 95.
This content was published on February 26, 2021 - 18:20
February 26, 2021 - 18:20
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His family said on Thursday night that he died at his home in Grignan in southeast France, where he is to be buried.
A French-speaking Swiss national, he is one of only three poets, along with René Char and Saint-John Perse, to have been published during his lifetime in the prestigious Pléiade collection.
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