Paroles
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 First edition cover | |
| Author | Jacques Prévert |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Brassaï |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Le Calligraphe |
Publication date | 1945 |
| Publication place | France |
| 841.914 | |
| Followed by | Histoires |
Paroles ([pa.ʁɔl]; "Words") is a collection of poems by Jacques Prévert,[1] first published in 1946.[2][3][4]
Lawrence Ferlinghetti's translation of 44 poems from this collection was published by Penguin Books in the 1960s, under the title Selections from Paroles.[5] A sound recording of his reading the poems was made in the 1950s.[6] It was ranked 16th in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century.
