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Saint-John Perse

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Saint-John Perse [ˈsɪndʒən ˈpɜːs]
n
(Biographies) See (Saint-John) Perse


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Edouard Glissant from Martinique, Saint-John Perse from Guadeloupe, and William Faulkner and Toni Morrison from the US represent perspectives of black and white, male and female, and descendants of slaves and slaveholders.
Arranged in five sections, the texts include quotations from the Bible, Native Americans, Carl Sandburg, Kahlil Gibran, Alexander Scriabin, Saint-John Perse, William Shakespeare, Kabir and William Blake.
Combining memories of his childhood in coastal Senegal, where he was born in 1906, with the discipline of his classical French education, a passion for African proverbs and rhythms, and a fascination for the writings of Saint-John Perse, Senghor made unique literary and philosophical contributions to the world of art.
 
 
 
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