Denison University presents "Sur Les Chemins de L'Imaginaire / On The Trails of My Fancy" by Andrée Chedid and Judy Pfau Cochran

As soon as they met in Paris in 1986, Andrée Chedid followed closely the translations in English of her writings by Judy Pfau Cochran. There was a friendship that was to last until the departure of Andrée Chedid in February 2011 to the shores of Elsewhere, which had always fascinated her. In this edition Judy Pfau Cochran offers the French translation of the first collection of poems written by Chedid in English. On the trails of my Fancy was born in Cairo in 1943 under the pseudonym A. Lake, "lake" tying the initials of the couple Louis and Andrée Chedid. This introductory book On the Paths of the Imaginary, translated under the title proposed by the author, can be read as the springboard of his poetic journey, She developed throughout her prominent career. The enlightening preface of J. Cochran allows us to understand how this first collection reveals the poetic, philosophical and human resonances of the sensibility of the great poet that his work was to illustrate. Born in Cairo in 1920, Andrée Chedid became a novelist, playwright, dramatist and above all a poet. She was awarded prestigious prizes at the beginning of her career and received the Goncourt de la Poésie in 2002 for her work. In 2009 she was appointed Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor. Born in Cairo in 1920, Andrée Chedid became a novelist, playwright, dramatist and above all a poet. She was awarded prestigious prizes at the beginning of her career and received the Goncourt de la Poésie in 2002 for her work.In 2009 she was appointed Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor. Born in Cairo in 1920, Andrée Chedid became a novelist, playwright, dramatist and above all a poet.She was awarded prestigious prizes at the beginning of her career and received the Goncourt de la Poésie in 2002 for her work. In 2009 she was appointed Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor.