Jean Perol (born 1932 Vienna) is a French novelist and poet.
He grew up in south-eastern France where he spent his childhood and adolescence. He conducted his graduate studies in Lyon.
He left for Japan in 1961. He returned in 1989 before returning to Kabul and Afghanistan for two years. He lives two years in Louisiana in New Orleans, then two years in New York City. e has worked in La Nouvelle French Revue .
Award for Poetry Roger Kowalski of the city of Lyon.
1988 Mallarme prize for exile and asylum for all his work.
Au.tr.es Prize, for his novel A memorable was in 1998.
Le soleil se couche a Nippori, La Difference, 2007.
A part et passager, La Difference, 2004.
Un ete memorable, Gallimard, 1998. Prix Rhone-Alpes pour le Livre, 1998.
Ruines-meres, La Difference, 1996. Reedition Le Cherche-Midi, 1998.
Regards d'encre, La Difference, 1995.
La Nouvelle-Orleans. Champ Vallon. 1992. ISBN 978-2-87673-137-0.
Imai, La Difference, 1990.
Pouvoir de l'ombre, La Difference, 1989.
Asile exil, La Difference, 1987.
Tokyo. Champ Vallon. 1986. ISBN 978-2-903528-70-6.
Histoire contemporaine, Gallimard, 1982.
Morale provisoire, Gallimard, 1978.
Maintenant les soleils (journal, poemes), Gallimard, 1972.
Ruptures, Gallimard, 1970.
Le Cœur vehement, Gallimard, 1968.
D'un pays lointain, Shichosha (Japon), 1965.
Le Point velique, Guy Chambelland, 1961.
L'Atelier, Guy Chambelland, 1961.
Le Feu du gel, editions Armand Henneuse, 1959.
Le Cœur de l'olivier, editions Armand Henneuse, 1957.
Sang et raisons d'une presence, Seghers, 1953.
Graham Dunstan Martin, ed. (1972). Anthology of contemporary French poetry. Edinburgh University Press.
