Saint-John Perse

Saint-John Perse
Perse in 1960
Perse in 1960
BornAlexis Leger
(1887-05-31)31 May 1887
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Died20 September 1975(1975-09-20) (aged 88)
Giens Peninsula, Provence, France
Pen nameSaint-John Perse
OccupationPoet, diplomat
Alma materUniversity of Bordeaux
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature
1960

Alexis Leger (French: [ləʒe]; 31 May 1887 – 20 September 1975), better known by his pseudonym Saint-John Perse ([sɛ̃ d͜ʒɔn pɛʁs]; also Saint-Leger Leger),[1] 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" [2]

  1. ^ During his lifetime, he wanted to make believe that Saint-Leger Leger was his real name.
  2. ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1961 nobelprize.org