Jean Mariotti



Men Stink of Far Cities: Translations from Jean Mariotti’s ‘Sans Titre’

Born in Farino, New Caledonia, in 1901, Jean Mariotti became that island’s foremost author of poetry, novels … and one children’s book, Les contes de Poindi (his only published English translation). Much of his adult life was spent in Paris, but he often returned to his island home for years at a time. Please read Le roi Nickel: Jean Mariotti en Nouvelle-Calédonie, a terrific account of his life and work by Eddy Banaré (in French only).

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Le roi Nickel: Jean Mariotti en Nouvelle-Calédonie

[Cordite Poetry Review published this piece only in its native French. Resources for its translation were unavailable – KM] S’il vous plaît lire les traductions en anglais de ses poèmes. C’est ainsi que Mariotti s’est présenté en 1948 à l’éditeur …

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