Gilwick, Eugene

Born in Brittany, in the town of Karnak. Later, after leaving the Atlantic coast, settling on the other side of France, near the Belgian border, which was caused by the military service of his father, the boy recalled the left edge more than once. But the new landscape, which has nothing in common with the ocean, also became familiar to him — a landscape with pine trees, with village roads ... Even later, the Gilwick family moved to Alsace. This was also the border with Switzerland.

According to Gil'vik’s memoirs, up to 1926 , that is, until the age of 19, he barely knew French. He was spoken first in Breton , then Walonian , and then in a very specific German language in Switzerland. He really mastered French after he entered military service.

It was printed since 1939, debuted with verses in memory of the fallen Republicans of Spain . Member of the French Communist Party (since 1942 , withdrew from party activities in 1980 ). Participated in the resistance movement and the underground press of the war. In 1945-1947 worked in the office of communist ministers in the Provisional Government of France.

In 1951 there are collections "Thirst for Life", "Taste of the World". Translated from Russian and Ukrainian ( Taras Shevchenko's poems were published in his translation in a separate edition).

Winner of major literary awards: the Great Golden Eagle ( 1973 ), the French Academy Prize ( 1976 ), and others. President of the Mallarme Academy.

• "Of the earth and water" (1942)
• "Kinks" (1947),
• "Executive List" (1947)
• “Reach” (1949)
• "Taste of the World" (1951)
• "Earth for happiness" (1952)
• Karnak (1961)
• The Sphere (1963)
• Together (1966)
• The Nicks (1971)
• "Duct. Poems. "(1979)
• “Others” (1980).
• "Laying of the track" (1987).

Translations

• Freno. Gilwick. From French Poetry, [Preface by S. Velikovsky ], M., 1969.

• Vaksmaher M., French literature of our days, M., 1967, p. 201-211;
• Daix, P., Guillevic, P., 1954;
• Lacôte R., Guillevic, Les Lettres françaises, 1961, 9-15 févr., No. 862.

• Gilwick, a poet whose verses whispered in the winds of Brittany
• Eugene Gilwick. A complete collection of poems
• poems by Eugene Gilvik
• From the French poetry of the 20th century: Eugene Gilwick and Alain Bosquet (inaccessible link)
• Biography of the poet and his poems