The Inventors
And Other Poems
Distributed for Seagull Books
Translated and with an Introduction by Mark Hutchinson
112 pages
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5 x 8 1/2
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© 2015
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Schoolgirl’s Companion
From Four Ages
Anguish, Gunfire, Silence
Assaults
Magdalene at the Night Light
Frequency
Labyrinth
Torn Mountain
The Lords of Maussane
The Inventors
The Secret Lover
Death Mask
The Deadly Sparring-Partner
The Epte Woods
Young Viper
Why the Day Files
Qu’il Vive!
The Library is on Fire
Lay of the Fig Tree
Lascaux
1. Dead Bird-Man, Dying Bison
2. Black Stags
3. The Unnameable Beast
4. Young Horse with Hazy Mane
On the One Axis
1. The Just Vision of Georges de la Tour
2. The Ruin of Albion
Dumb Show
The Mirage of the Clock Hands
The Last March
Pontoneers
Loins
Fontis
How Did I Ever Get This Late
Earth’s Precariousness
Galactic Winds
Bell Glass
The Stranded Bucket
The Resourceful Bulrush
The March Hare’s Vindication
Society
At the Prow of the Roof
The Mighty Jumper
Newsletter
To M. H.
Hut
Notes
Introduction
The Schoolgirl’s Companion
From Four Ages
Anguish, Gunfire, Silence
Assaults
Magdalene at the Night Light
Frequency
Labyrinth
Torn Mountain
The Lords of Maussane
The Inventors
The Secret Lover
Death Mask
The Deadly Sparring-Partner
The Epte Woods
Young Viper
Why the Day Files
Qu’il Vive!
The Library is on Fire
Lay of the Fig Tree
Lascaux
1. Dead Bird-Man, Dying Bison
2. Black Stags
3. The Unnameable Beast
4. Young Horse with Hazy Mane
On the One Axis
1. The Just Vision of Georges de la Tour
2. The Ruin of Albion
Dumb Show
The Mirage of the Clock Hands
The Last March
Pontoneers
Loins
Fontis
How Did I Ever Get This Late
Earth’s Precariousness
Galactic Winds
Bell Glass
The Stranded Bucket
The Resourceful Bulrush
The March Hare’s Vindication
Society
At the Prow of the Roof
The Mighty Jumper
Newsletter
To M. H.
Hut
Notes
Review Quotes
Independent
“Char’s The Inventors and Other Poems translated by Hutchinson, makes a fine introduction to this major figure, and Seagull’s publications are beautiful objects in themselves.”
Queen Mobs Teahouse
“The book feels complete and welcoming, enrapturing as an English-language text of the poetry of Char. Hutchinson and Seagull have released what English readers of Char have needed: a mixture of the beautiful and the scholarly that will open up all readers of Char’s amazing art to vast levels of new understanding.”
Bookslut
“With the release of The Inventors, beautifully translated by Hutchinson, Seagull Books does poetry readers a great service by reinvigorating interest in a man once named by Albert Camus as ‘France’s greatest living poet.’ The Inventors is meant to be read alongside Hutchinson’s other translation, Hypnos: Notes from the French Resistance, and for me this is not optional—independently they are each beautiful books, but together they are stunning.”
World Literature Today
“An important member of the French Resistance, Char wrote a variety of poetry ranging from verse to prose and the philosophical to the politically engaged, all of which employs experimental, engaging imagery. This collection provides an entrée into the poet’s work over his career with thoughtful English translations that remain faithful to the originals while maintaining their resonant lyricism.”
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