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Georges Bonnet

1919 – 2021

French poet and handball player

Poet Handball player Physical education teacher
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Lived 1919 – 2021 (aged 101). Georges Bonnet was a French poet, handball player, physical education teacher, writer and teacher.

Georges Bonnet (9 June 1919 – 22 February 2021) was a French writer and poet.

Biography Born in 1919 in Pons, Bonnet worked as a physical education teacher and did not publish his first book until the age of 45 and his second at the age of 64. He lived in Poitiers during his writing career, where he published his most successful novel, Les yeux des chiens ont toujours soif. He published his final book at the age of 97, Juste avant la nuit.

A road in Poitiers was named after him. Georges Bonnet died in 2021, at the age of 101.

Works La tête en ses jardins (1965) Le veilleur de javelles (1983) Aux mamelles du silence (1986) Une mort légère (1988) Les belles rondeurs de l'évidence (1989) Ce qui toujours s'approche (1991) De quoi en faire un monde (1992) Dans une autre saison (1993) Patience des jours (1994) Tout bien pesé (1996) Entre temps (1997) Remontée vers le jour (1999) Un si bel été (2000) Coquerets et coquerelles (2003) Un seul moment (2004) Un bref moment de bonheur (2004) Lointains (2005) Un ciel à hauteur d'homme (2006) Les yeux des chiens ont toujours soif (2006) Un jour nous partirons (2008) Chaque regard est un adieu (2010) Entre deux mots la nuit (2012) La claudication des jours (2013) Derrière un rideau d'ombres (2014) Juste avant la nuit (2016)

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Who was Georges Bonnet?

French poet and handball player

When was Georges Bonnet born?

Georges Bonnet was born on 9 June 1919 in Pons.

When did Georges Bonnet die?

Georges Bonnet died on 22 February 2021 in Poitiers.

What was Georges Bonnet's occupation?

Georges Bonnet was a poet, handball player, physical education teacher, writer and teacher.

What nationality was Georges Bonnet?

Georges Bonnet was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Georges Bonnet

· Wikidata: Q3102324

· DBpedia: Georges Bonnet (writer)

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