biography
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Vildrac, Charles
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pseudonym of Charles Messager
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pronunciation:
[veeldrak]
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| lived:
| (1882–1971)
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| biography:
| Poet and writer, born in Paris, France. With his brother-in-law, Georges Duhamel, he founded the Abbaye, an artistic community in Créteil, Paris (1906–7), and co-wrote with him Notes sur la technique poétique (1910), an important guide to the Unanimist poets. Vildrac's work reflects his humanitarianism, and his plays include the well-known Le Paquebot Tenacity (1920), La Brouille (1930), and Les Pères ennemis (1946). He was a member of the French resistance. |
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