René Char

René Char
Char in 1941
BornRené Émile Char
(1907-06-14)14 June 1907
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
Died19 February 1988(1988-02-19) (aged 80)
Paris, France
OccupationPoet
NationalityFrench
Period1920–1940
GenrePoetry

René Émile Char (French: [ʃaʁ]; 14 June 1907 – 19 February 1988) was a French poet and member of the French Resistance.