Biography
Charles Vildrac (November 22, 1882 – June 25, 1971), born "Charles Messager", was a French libertarian playwright, poet and author of what some consider the first modern children's novel, L'Île rose (1924).
Born in Paris, Vildrac's first poems were written when he was a teenager in the 1890s. In 1901 he published Le Verlibrisme, a defense of traditional verse. In 1912 he published a collection of prose poems.
He was a member of the Abbaye de Créteil which he founded with Georges Duhamel. He died in Saint-Tropez.
The Prix de poésie Charles Vildrac is named for him.
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GenderMale
Birthday1882-11-22
Deathday1971-06-25 (88 years old)
Birth NameCharles Messager
Birth Place5th arrondissement of Paris, France
CitizenshipsFrance
AwardsPrix Toirac, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française
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