Thierry Metz

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Thierry Metz (1956–1997) was a French poet. He also worked on construction sites as labourer and a mason. Thierry came into the limelight in 1989 when Jean Cussat-Blanc, a Poet published his work. Thierry was able to write and publish while doing odd jobs.^[1] Some of Thierry's publications were turned into documentaries. In 1997, Thierry killed himself when he sank into depression and alcohol after his youngest kid was killed by a car.^[2]

Life

At the age of 21, Metz moved with his family to Saint-Romain-le-Noble. There he worked as a yard labourer, a mason, and then a farm worker.^[1] During intervening periods of unemployment he wrote.

Books by Thierry

• De l'un à l'autre. Toiles filées de Denis Castaing (French Edition) published in 01-Jan-1996. It was co-authored by, Thierry Metz, Paul Amouroux and Denis Castaing.
• Tel que c'est écrit Mass Market Paperback – 1 Dec. 2012 ^[3]
• Journal D Un Manoeuvre: A31332 (Folio) Pocket Book – 18 Mar. 2004 ^[4]
• Terre Paperback – 1 Sept. 2003 ^[5]
• L' Homme qui penche Paperback – Big Book, 8 May 2017 ^{[6] [7]}
• Lettres à la bien-aimée - 12 Jan. 1995 ^[8]
• Dolmen suivi de La demeure phréatique ^[9]
• Jaguar A/E ^[10]

Awards

Thierry won the Prix Voronca in 1988. He also won the Prix Froissart in 1989.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Niemi, Alex; Metz, Alex Niemi and Thierry (2022-05-10). "Five Poems from "Journal of a Laborer" by Thierry Metz, Translated from French by Alex Niemi". Columbia Journal. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
2. Brincard, Marie-Violaine; Dury, Olivier (2021-12-08), L'homme qui penche (Documentary), Survivance, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Région Aquitaine Limousin Poitou-Charentes, retrieved 2023-08-25
3. Metz, Thierry (2012-12-01). Tel que c'est écrit (in French). Jégun: L'Arrière-Pays. ISBN 978-2-910779-58-0.
4. Metz, Thierry; Grosjean, Jean (2004-03-18). Journal D Un Manoeuvre: A31332 (in French). FOLIO. ISBN 978-2-07-031332-7.
5. METZ, THIERRY (2003-09-01). Terre (in French). OPALES. ISBN 978-2-908799-36-1.
6. Thierry Metz (2017). L' Homme qui penche (in French). Nice: UNES. pp. 112 pages. ISBN 978-2877041799.
7. "Dr Christophe Barnabé". Merton College, Oxford. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
8. "Goodreads". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
9. "Dolmen suivi de La demeure phréatique". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
10. "Goodreads". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-08-25.