Georgette Vallejo
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Georgette Marie Philippart Travers (Paris, January 7, 1908 - Lima, 1984), French writer and poet. She was the wife of the Peruvian poet César Vallejo
of international fame, considered by Mario Benedetti
to be a "human paradigm", while the American poet-monk Thomas Merton
points out that "the project for the translation of his poetry is of an urgent and enormous importance for the entire human race."
on 7 January 1908. Her parents were Alexandre Jean Baptiste Philippart and Marie Travers. When Georgette was six years old, her father died fighting off the German Army in the Battle of the Marne World War I
on the 7th of September, 1914. Before his passing, he sent a letter home, where he recognized Georgette Marie as his daughter.
Because of the war, she was sent to Brittany where she completed her elementary education in Vitré, a lovely city of Castles and Fortresses, "termed the most lovely corner of France." She continues her secondary education in the Sevigné School in Vitré, and graduated in 1922. Upon the completion of her studies, she moved to París to work in the seamstress shop with her mother.
In 1925, she began one of the most interesting moments of her life: A fortune-teller read her destiny and announced that a "Prince Charming would come from afar. He has crossed the seas. He is a ugly, but is a luminary being. You will always be the first person on his mind.”. The famous and long-awaited “Prince Charming” was no one less than a man, who with the passage of time would become a leader in world literature: César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza. The 31-year-old poet had come to Paris on July 13, 1923, and was writing in the “Grands journaux Ibero-Americaine,” living on Moliére Street, where he would first see Georgette from a window in the front of his room. Although she was only 17, she made a huge impression on him.
In 1927 when Cesar Vallejo
eventually talked to her he was much older and lived in her neighborhood. This was also the year of his first trip to Russia
. The two eventually became lovers, much to the dismay of her mother. Georgette traveled with Vallejo to Spain the end of December 1930 and returned in January 1932, when she became very ill and required an operation. Back in Paris Vallejo married Georgette Philippart in 1934. She remained a controversial figure concerning the publication of Vallejo's works for many years after his death.
César Vallejo
César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza was a Peruvian poet. Although he published only three books of poetry during his lifetime, he is considered one of the great poetic innovators of the 20th century in any language. Thomas Merton called him "the greatest universal poet since Dante"...
of international fame, considered by Mario Benedetti
Mario Benedetti
Mario Benedetti was an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet....
to be a "human paradigm", while the American poet-monk Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. was a 20th century Anglo-American Catholic writer and mystic. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist, and student of comparative religion...
points out that "the project for the translation of his poetry is of an urgent and enormous importance for the entire human race."
Biography
Georgette Marie Philippart Travers, was born in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 7 January 1908. Her parents were Alexandre Jean Baptiste Philippart and Marie Travers. When Georgette was six years old, her father died fighting off the German Army in the Battle of the Marne World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
on the 7th of September, 1914. Before his passing, he sent a letter home, where he recognized Georgette Marie as his daughter.
Because of the war, she was sent to Brittany where she completed her elementary education in Vitré, a lovely city of Castles and Fortresses, "termed the most lovely corner of France." She continues her secondary education in the Sevigné School in Vitré, and graduated in 1922. Upon the completion of her studies, she moved to París to work in the seamstress shop with her mother.
In 1925, she began one of the most interesting moments of her life: A fortune-teller read her destiny and announced that a "Prince Charming would come from afar. He has crossed the seas. He is a ugly, but is a luminary being. You will always be the first person on his mind.”. The famous and long-awaited “Prince Charming” was no one less than a man, who with the passage of time would become a leader in world literature: César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza. The 31-year-old poet had come to Paris on July 13, 1923, and was writing in the “Grands journaux Ibero-Americaine,” living on Moliére Street, where he would first see Georgette from a window in the front of his room. Although she was only 17, she made a huge impression on him.
In 1927 when Cesar Vallejo
César Vallejo
César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza was a Peruvian poet. Although he published only three books of poetry during his lifetime, he is considered one of the great poetic innovators of the 20th century in any language. Thomas Merton called him "the greatest universal poet since Dante"...
eventually talked to her he was much older and lived in her neighborhood. This was also the year of his first trip to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The two eventually became lovers, much to the dismay of her mother. Georgette traveled with Vallejo to Spain the end of December 1930 and returned in January 1932, when she became very ill and required an operation. Back in Paris Vallejo married Georgette Philippart in 1934. She remained a controversial figure concerning the publication of Vallejo's works for many years after his death.