Amers
Collection of poetry by Saint-John Perse
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Amers [a.mɛʁ] is a collection of poetry by French writer Saint-John Perse, published in 1957.[1][2] Perse won the Nobel Prize in Literature three years later.[3]
First edition cover | |
| Author | Saint-John Perse |
|---|---|
| Translator | Wallace Fowlie |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Nouvelle Revue Française |
Publication date | 16 May 1957 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1961 |
| Pages | 187 |
| ISBN | 2070256758 |
| 841.92 | |
| LC Class | PQ2623 .E386 |
| Preceded by | Vents (1946) |
| Followed by | Chronique (1960) |
The title means "sea marks" (points used to navigate at sea, both manmade and natural); it possibly puns on the French amer(s), "bitter",[4][5] perhaps meaning "briny" here,[6] and has echoes of mer, "sea".[7]
Amers was ranked #97 in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century.[8]
