About Alain Suied
Lived 1951 – 2008 (aged 57). Alain Suied was a French poet and translator.
Alain Suied (July 17, 1951 – July 24, 2008) was a French poet and translator.
Early life and career Suied was born in Tunis into what was then the Jewish community in that city. In 1959 he moved to Paris with his parents. His first poem was published in 1968 in the journal L'Ephemeral. Andre du Bouchet helped him get his first book published in 1970. Suied received the Nelly Sachs Prize for translation. French composer Denise Roger (1924–2005) used Suied's text for some of her songs.
He is buried in the cemetery of Montparnasse.
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Who was Alain Suied?
French poet (1951–2008)
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Alain Suied was born on 17 July 1951 in Tunis.
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Alain Suied died on 24 July 2008 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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Alain Suied was a poet and translator.
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Alain Suied was French.
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