eugene guillevic – European Literature Network

Jul 16^th

French Book Week: From CARNAC by Eugène Guillevic, translated by John Montague

* From the sea to the menhirs,From the menhirs to the sea, The same road, two contrary windsWith the one from the seaFull of the other’s murder. For thousands of yearsThe menhirs

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Jul 16^th

French Book Week: Eugène Guillevic

One of France’s most important contemporary poets, Eugène Guillevic (1907-1997) was born in Carnac in Brittany, and although he never learned the Breton language, his personalit

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