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Didier Cahen, born September 11, 1950 in Boulogne-Billancourt, is a poet, essayist and French journalist.

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Biography

He spent twenty years with France Culture as radio producer. He has written articles for the Encyclopædia Universalis. He also organized symposia in homage to writers, philosophers and poets (Maurice Blanchot, Edmond Jabes, Jacques Derrida, André du Bouchet).

Some of his poetry books are the result of a collaboration with painter friends (Joel Paubel, Thierry Le Saëc, Claude Garache or Garouste). Part of his work is translated into English, Italian or German.

It is also a columnist for the newspaper Le Monde ("Transpoetry" chronic monthly poetry).

He has been invited several times by US universities (Chicago, Columbia, New York, University of California - Santa Barbara) for lectures.

He is also director of student life at the Lycée privé Sainte-Geneviève in Versailles ("Ginette"), a private school that offers preparatory classes for the grandes écoles.

Didier Cahen is a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters.

Poems

  • D’œil plurielles, éd. J.L. Poivret, Paris, 1978
  • Séjours, éd. Spectres familiers, Toulon, 1985
  • Il est interdit d’être vieux, éd. J.L. Poivret, Paris, 1989
  • La largeur d’un pied d’homme, éd. Fourbis, Paris, 1990
  • Un roman infini, éd. Spectres familiers, Marseille, 1991
  • A world in prose, éd. J. Martone, Chicago, 1992
  • Un monde en prose, éd. Apogée, Rennes, 2003, with a lithograph by Gérard Garouste
  • Trois jours, co-éd. La Canopée/La Rivière échappée, 2012, with 2 prints by Claude Garache
  • Bien-être, éd. La Canopée, 2013, with 5 lithographs by Thierry Le Saëc
  • Les sept livres, La Lettre Volée, 2013
  • Romance with Philippe Blache, the livre pauvre ("poor book") D. Leuwers, 2014
  • Scènes with Gérard Garouste, 2014

    • Articles

    He has published and continues to publish regular articles on literature, poetry and philosophy in journals and magazines (Europe, Education, the Foreign, etc.).

    Many articles and studies have been devoted to him, including:

  • « Lettre à Didier Cahen », in Jacques Derrida, Chaque fois unique, la fin du monde, éd. Galilée, Paris 2003
  • Le Figaro Magazine, 4 March 2006 (spécial Versailles p. X)
  • La littérature française au présent, Dominique Viart et Bruno Vercier, page 437, éd. Bordas 2005, rééd. 2008
  • Vies légendées (lectures de Didier Cahen), Olivier Goujat, forthcoming

    • References

    Didier Cahen Wikipedia
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