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Amers is a collection of poetry by french writer saint john perse, published in 1957. Saintjohn perse, pseudonym for alexis saintleger leger, came from an old bourguignon family which settled in the french antilles in the seventeenth century and returned to france at the end of the nineteenth century. Rene galand, saintjohn perse, poet of the universal. Perse won the nobel prize in literature three years later the title means sea marks points used to navigate at sea, both manmade and natural. As alexis leger, rising through the ranks of french diplomacy to the position of secretary general at the quai dorsay, he knew the honor and glitter as well as the weight and drudgery of diplomatic life. Saintjohn perse, french poet and diplomat who was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1960 for the soaring flight and evocative imagery of his poetry. His father was a lawyer, and his mother came from plantation owners. For faster navigation, this iframe is preloading the wikiwand page for saint john perse. Wikipedia via www, october 31, 20 saint john perse also saint leger leger. Saintjohn perses poem amers 1956 was translated into english by the american translator and literary scholar wallace fowlie in 1957. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site.