Christian Bobin
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Born24 April 1951
Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire, France
Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire, France
Died24 November 2022 (aged 71)
Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Chalon-sur-Saône, France
OccupationEssayist
Poet
Poet
LanguageFrench
Christian Bobin | |
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Bobin in 2011 | |
| Born | 24 April 1951 Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire, France |
| Died | 24 November 2022 (aged 71) Chalon-sur-Saône, France |
| Occupation | Essayist Poet |
| Language | French |
| Period | 1977–2022 |
| Genre | Essay, poetry, vignette, Christian works |
| Notable works | Essay: The Very Lowly (1992, tr. 1997) |
Christian Bobin (24 April 1951 – 24 November 2022)[1] was a French author and poet.
Bobin received the 1993 Prix des Deux Magots for the book Le Très-Bas (translated into English in 1997 by Michael Kohn and published under two titles: The Secret of Francis of Assisi: A Meditation and The Very Lowly).[2]