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| Bernard Noël |
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| House of Poetry |
| Monday 31 March |
| 8.00 pm |
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While Bernard Noël went to Journalism School in the
1950’s, his real interest lay in literature. The French poet,
novelist and essayist is renowned for his boundary-breaking
novel, ‘Le Château de Cène’ (1969), intended as an account
of brutal experiences during the Algerian War. The explicit
sexual excesses and violence depicted in the book resulted
in its censorship as well as a lawsuit. He produced an
oeuvre in the 1970’s which today includes over 60 titles,
among them poems, novels, travelogues, literary criticism,
political essays and a series of texts on art. In 1983 he
founded the literary centre, the Abbey of Royaumount and in
1992 he was awarded the Prix National de Poésie. His most
recent works are the collections of poems ‘Le Sillon des
Sens’ (2005) and ‘La Vie en Désordre’ (2005).
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