Gaspard Hons
- August 11, 2020
- 82 years
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Gaspard Hons, 82, Belgian poet.
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|Gaspard Hons (3 November 1937 – 11 August 2020) was a Belgian poet.
Works
- Le Bréviaire de l'attente (1974)
- Cordages d’haleines (1975)
- Maternité. La transhumance (1976)
- Juin, lampe bleue et feu d’épaules (1976)
- Le jour émigre (1977)
- Dix-sept heures (1978)
- Baccarat dans le texte (1979)
- Auberge de taffetas (1979)
- Voir dire (1982)
- Éternuement en ce lieu (1984)
- Fusil posé à l’ombre des chasseurs (1984)
- Éléments pour une demeure (1985)
- Verger peint (1985)
- Mémoire peinte (1985)
- Chemins (1985)
- Or & grès (1988)
- La Maison de personne (1988)
- Le Poème de personne (1988)
- Or et grès (1988)
- Des poèmes très ordinaires (1991)
- Le Livre de personne (1991)
- La Dernière Montagne (1991)
- Offert aux dieux lointains… (1992)
- Le froid n’atteint pas les pommiers en fleur (1992)
- Personne ne précède (1993)
- Un papillon posé sur un livre de Georges Perec (1993)
- Au seul souci de voyager (1994)
- L’Impossible (1994)
- Signe de la main (1995)
- Bleu là-haut (1995)
- Un nom sous ma langue (1995)
- Le Jardin des morts heureux (1996)
- Dans les failles de la lecture et du silence (1997)
- Noli me tangere (1997)
- La Morale des abattoirs (1997)
- L’Orage en deux: une anthologie poétique, 1974-1996 (1998)
- Visage racinéant (1999)
- Avec un livre sous le bras (1999)
- Le Jardin de Cranach: parcours 1979-1990 (2000)
- Schlamm lumineux (2001)
- L’Écart, la Distance (2001)
- Ly’s light (2002)
- Un grand lieu vide sans vaisseaux (2003)
- La Fleur incréée (2004)
- La Merveille du rien (2004)
- Promenade à Rorschach (2005)
- Propos notés en ramassant des aiguilles de pin (2005)
- Les Abeilles de personne (2008)
- Roses improbables (2009)
- L’Esprit du boeuf (2009)
- Petites proses matinales (2012)
- Roses imbrûlées (2013)
- Le Bel Automne (2014)
- Giordano Bruno et autres proses (2014)
- Quand resplendit la fleur inverse (2014)
Awards
- Prix René Gerbault for Auberge de taffetas (1979)
- Prix Claude Ardent for Le Voyage précaire (1985)
- Prix Maurice et Gisèle Gauchez-Philippot for Mémoire peinte (1987)
- Prix de l'Agence de Coopération culturelle et technique for Personne ne précède (1989)
- Prix Froissart for Offert aux dieux lointains (1992)
- Prix Emma Martin for Le Jardin de Cranach (2001)
- Prix Jean Kobs of the Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique for Le Jardin de Cranach (2002)
- Prix Louis Guillaume du poème en prose for Propos notés en ramassant des aiguilles de pin (2006)
- Prix Robert Goffin for Roses improbables (2008)
- Prix Eugène Schmits of the Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique for Les Abeilles de personne (2009)
- Prix Lucien Malpertuis of the Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique for his career works (2009)
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Trivia & Knowledge· 16 questions
Questions drawn from Gaspard Hons's archived record and the sources above.
1.What was the nationality of Gaspard Hons?
- A.Belgiancorrect
- B.Swiss
- C.Luxembourgish
- D.French
The biography explicitly identifies Gaspard Hons as a Belgian poet.
Source: biographical header
2.In what year was Gaspard Hons born?
- A.1939
- B.1941
- C.1937correct
- D.1935
Gaspard Hons was born on 3 November 1937.
Source: biographical header
3.Which of these poetry collections was published by Gaspard Hons in 1974?
- A.Voir dire
- B.Le Bréviaire de l'attentecorrect
- C.Dix-sept heures
- D.Le jour émigre
Le Bréviaire de l'attente is listed in the works section as a 1974 publication.
Source: works section
4.What award did Gaspard Hons receive for 'Auberge de taffetas' in 1979?
- A.Prix Maurice et Gisèle Gauchez-Philippot
- B.Prix Louis Guillaume
- C.Prix Robert Goffin
- D.Prix René Gerbaultcorrect
Gaspard Hons was awarded the Prix René Gerbault for Auberge de taffetas in 1979.
Source: awards section
5.When did Gaspard Hons pass away?
- A.11 August 2019
- B.11 August 2021
- C.11 August 2020correct
- D.11 August 2018
The biography states that Gaspard Hons died on 11 August 2020.
Source: biographical header
6.For which work did Gaspard Hons receive the Prix Emma Martin in 2001?
- A.Ly’s light
- B.L’Écart, la Distance
- C.Schlamm lumineux
- D.Le Jardin de Cranachcorrect
Gaspard Hons received the Prix Emma Martin for Le Jardin de Cranach in 2001.
Source: awards section
7.What is the title of the work Gaspard Hons published in 2012?
- A.Le Bel Automne
- B.Roses imbrûlées
- C.L’Esprit du boeuf
- D.Petites proses matinalescorrect
Petites proses matinales is listed as a work published by Gaspard Hons in 2012.
Source: works section
8.Which institution awarded Gaspard Hons the Prix Eugène Schmits for 'Les Abeilles de personne'?
- A.Agence de coopération culturelle
- B.Académie française
- C.Prix littéraire des jeunes
- D.Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgiquecorrect
Gaspard Hons received the Prix Eugène Schmits from the Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique in 2009.
Source: awards section
9.In which year did Gaspard Hons publish 'Le Livre de personne'?
- A.1990
- B.1988
- C.1993
- D.1991correct
Le Livre de personne is listed in the works section with a publication year of 1991.
Source: works section
10.Which of these titles was published by Gaspard Hons in 1985?
- A.Bleu là-haut
- B.Verger peintcorrect
- C.Baccarat dans le texte
- D.La Dernière Montagne
Verger peint is explicitly listed as a work from 1985 in the biography.
Source: works section
11.What prestigious recognition did Gaspard Hons receive in 2009 for his career works?
- A.Prix Lucien Malpertuiscorrect
- B.Prix Emma Martin
- C.Prix René Gerbault
- D.Prix Robert Goffin
Gaspard Hons was awarded the Prix Lucien Malpertuis for his career works in 2009.
Source: awards section
12.Gaspard Hons published a piece titled 'Un papillon posé sur un livre de Georges Perec' in which year?
- A.1992
- B.1993correct
- C.1995
- D.1994
The work Un papillon posé sur un livre de Georges Perec was published in 1993.
Source: works section
13.Which collection by Gaspard Hons won the Prix Louis Guillaume du poème en prose?
- A.La Merveille du rien
- B.Propos notés en ramassant des aiguilles de pincorrect
- C.La Fleur incréée
- D.Promenade à Rorschach
The Prix Louis Guillaume du poème en prose was awarded to Propos notés en ramassant des aiguilles de pin in 2006.
Source: awards section
14.What is the primary profession associated with Gaspard Hons in the biography?
- A.Painter
- B.Journalist
- C.Poetcorrect
- D.Novelist
Gaspard Hons is explicitly defined as a Belgian poet.
Source: biographical header
15.Which of these titles by Gaspard Hons dates from 1976?
- A.Dix-sept heures
- B.Juin, lampe bleue et feu d’épaulescorrect
- C.Le jour émigre
- D.Cordages d’haleines
Juin, lampe bleue et feu d’épaules is cited as a 1976 publication.
Source: works section
16.The work 'Le Voyage précaire' earned Gaspard Hons which award in 1985?
- A.Prix Claude Ardentcorrect
- B.Prix Froissart
- C.Prix Emma Martin
- D.Prix Jean Kobs
Gaspard Hons won the Prix Claude Ardent for Le Voyage précaire in 1985.
Source: awards section
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