Paroles

Poetry collection by Jacques Prévert

Paroles

First edition cover

Author| Jacques Prévert
Cover artist| Brassaï
Language| French
Genre| Poetry
Publisher| Le Calligraphe

Publication date

| 1945
Publication place| France

Dewey Decimal

| 841.914
Followed by| Histoires

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

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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)

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* Stormy Waters (1941)
* Les Visiteurs du Soir (1942)
* A Woman in the Night (1943)
* Summer Light (1943)
* Goodbye Leonard (1943)
* Children of Paradise (1945)
* The Bellman (1945)
* Gates of the Night (1946)
* Mystery Trip (1947)
* The Lovers of Verona (1949)
* La Marie du port (1950)
* The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
* The Seine Meets Paris (1957)
* The King and the Mockingbird (1980)

Other works|

* "Autumn Leaves" (1945 song)
* Paroles (1946 poetry collection)

Legacy|

* Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario

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