Robert Sabatier

Robert Sabatier was born in Paris on 17 August 1923 and grew up in Montmartre. An uncle who was a printer had him learn typography. During the war, he joined the Resistance and the maquis. He entered the Presses universitaires de France in 1950, then became literary director of the publisher Albin Michel. A poet, he received the Prix Guillaume-Apollinaire in 1955 and devoted nine volumes to the history of French poetry. Elected to the Académie Goncourt in 1971, he died in Boulogne-Billancourt on 28 June 2012.

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• NovelThe Safety MatchesLes Allumettes suédoisesRobert Sabatier · 1969Literature