Quote by: Blaise Cendrars

I used the word 'prose' in the Trans-Siberian in the early Latin sense of . Poem seemed to me too pretentious, too narrow. Prose is more open, popular.


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  • NameBlaise Cendrars
  • DescriptionFrench writer of Swiss origin
  • BornSeptember 1, 1887
  • DiedJanuary 21, 1961
  • CountrySwitzerland; France
  • ProfessionWar Correspondent; Journalist; Poet; Writer; Novelist
  • AwardsCommander Of The Legion Of Honour; Croix De Guerre 1914–1918