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The Hypnos
Resister and poet. René wrote at night, with weapons within reach. His words still strike. Like lightning.
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Life and journey
René was a solitary giant. Poet and Resistance captain.
Their thought
Poetry as resistance. flash illuminating the world's darkness.
What they leave us
poet of courageous lucidity. Words heavy with light.
Major works
Fury and Mystery (1948).
Hypnos Waking (1946).
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7 quotes
“La lucidité est la blessure la plus rapprochée du soleil.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Lucidity is the wound closest to the sun.”
— Feuillets d'Hypnos
“Agir en primitif et prévoir en stratège.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Act as a primitive and plan as a strategist.”
— Feuillets d'Hypnos
“Ce qui vient au monde pour ne rien troubler ne mérite ni égards ni patience.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“That which comes into the world to disturb nothing deserves neither respect nor patience.”
— Fureur et Mystère
“L'éternité n'est guère plus longue que la vie.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Eternity is hardly longer than life.”
— La Parole en archipel
“L'impossible, nous y sommes.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The impossible, we are there.”
— Recherche de la base et du sommet
“L'essentiel est sans cesse menacé par l'insignifiant.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The essential is constantly threatened by the insignificant.”
— Inconnu
“Comment vivre sans inconnu devant soi ?”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“How to live without an unknown ahead?”
— Inconnu
