Le parti pris des choses (Paperback)

Born in 1899, Ponge studied both law and philosophy before taking up a variety of editorial and teaching jobs. "Le parti pris des choses (Taking the Side of Things)" Gallimard, 1942, caught the attention of other writers and artists. Wide recognition came in the sixties when Gallimard published several large collections of his poetry and essays. Lee Fahnestock is a translator and critic. Long an admirer of Ponge, her translation of Ponge's "The Making of the Pre" was published by the University of Missouri Press in 1979.