André Hardellet

Biography

Artistic and literary relations

• André Breton said of Hardellet in 1958: "he conquered only the really worthwhile far-distant terrain".
• Françoise Demougin, Associate Professor of Literature at Stendhal University, has worked since 1984 on the writings of Hardellet, basing her thesis on his work.
• French film-maker Philippe Claudel, Associate Professor of Modern Literature at Nancy 2 University, based his thesis on Hardellet's work, titling it "Géographies d'André Hardellet".
• Guy Béart has recorded Hardellet's songs: Bal chez Temporel; Si tu reviens jamais danser chez Temporel; Un jour ou l'autre; Pense à ceux qui tous ont laissé leurs noms gravés; and Auprès du nôtre - which was also recorded by Patachou.
• In 1972 a short film based on Hardellet's writing, La dernière violette, starring Serge Gainsbourg, was released.
• In 2008 a collection of Hardellet's work was released by Les éditions Au Signe de la Licorne, titled Présence d'André Hardellet.
• French painter Henri Landier created a water-color portrait of Hardellet in 1960.

  Works

• La Cité Montgol. Paris, Seghers, 1952, poetry.
• Le Luisant et la Sorgue. Paris, Seghers, 1954, poetry.
• Le Seuil du jardin. Paris, Julliard, 1958, novel..
• Sommeils. Paris, Seghers, 1960, poetry.
• Le Parc des Archers. Paris, Julliard, 1962, novel.
• Les Chasseurs. Paris, Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1966, poetry.
• Lourdes, lentes…. Paris, Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1969, story.
• Lady Long Solo. Paris, Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1971, illustrated by Serge Dajan.
• Les Chasseurs deux. Paris, éditions Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1973, poetry, Prix des Deux Magots 1974.
• Donnez-moi le temps. Paris, Julliard, collection; "Idée fixe", 1973.
• La Promenade imaginaire. Paris, Mercure de France, collection; "Roue libre", 1974.
• L'Essuyeur de tempêtes. Paris, Plasma, collection; "Les Feuilles vives", 1979.
• L'Oncle Jules. Paris, Régine Deforges, 1986, illustrated by Wiaz.
• Oneïros ou La Belle Lurette. Paris, Gallimard, collection; "L'Imaginaire", 2001.
• Œuvres complètes, 3 tomes. Paris, Gallimard, collection; "L'Arpenteur", 1990-1992.

  Quotations

• "Love - is the country opened to infinity by two mirrors facing each other."
• "I took twenty years to learn how to write a sentence."
• "If the great Parisian poets have received much from the city, they also gave it much; the city has increased in sense and value because of their work."
• "What we love, we love forever."