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May 1991 French Literary Releases: Mertens, Calaferte, Drillon

publication · 2026-04-23

In May 1991, multiple French-language publications were released simultaneously. Pierre Mertens published 'Les Phoques de San Fransisco', a novel about a writers' congress. Louis Calaferte issued 'Faire-part' (20 elastic poems illustrated by the author) and 'Haikaï du jardin'. Jacques Drillon released 'Du sublime' by Longin and 'Traité de la ponctualité française'. The works were noted in artpress magazine.

Key facts

  • May 1991 saw multiple French literary publications
  • Pierre Mertens published 'Les Phoques de San Fransisco'
  • Louis Calaferte published 'Faire-part' and 'Haikaï du jardin'
  • Jacques Drillon published 'Du sublime' by Longin and 'Traité de la ponctualité française'
  • The publications were covered by artpress magazine

Entities

Artists

  • Pierre Mertens
  • Louis Calaferte
  • Jacques Drillon
  • Longin

Institutions

  • artpress

Sources