Life

He grew up in south-eastern France where he spent his childhood and adolescence. He conducted his graduate studies in Lyon.

He left for Japan in 1961.
He returned in 1989 before returning to Kabul

Kabul

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 and Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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 for two years.
He lives two years in Louisiana in New Orleans, then two years in New York City

New York City

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e has worked in La Nouvelle French Revue .

Awards

• Award for Poetry Roger Kowalski of the city of Lyon.
• 1988 Mallarmé prize
  Mallarmé prize
  The Mallarmé prize is a poetry prize awarded each year by the Académie Mallarmé to a French speaking poet....
  
  for exile and asylum for all his work.
• Au.tr.es Prize, for his novel A memorable was in 1998.

Works

• Le soleil se couche à Nippori, La Différence, 2007.
• À part et passager, La Différence, 2004.
• Un été mémorable, Gallimard, 1998. Prix Rhône-Alpes pour le Livre, 1998.
• Ruines-mères, La Différence, 1996. Réédition Le Cherche-Midi, 1998.
• Regards d'encre, La Différence, 1995.
• Imaï, La Différence, 1990.
• Pouvoir de l'ombre, La Différence, 1989.
• Asile exil, La Différence, 1987.
• Histoire contemporaine, Gallimard, 1982.
• Morale provisoire, Gallimard, 1978.
• Maintenant les soleils (journal, poèmes), Gallimard, 1972.
• Ruptures, Gallimard, 1970.
• Le Cœur véhément, Gallimard, 1968.
• D'un pays lointain, Shichosha (Japon), 1965.
• Le Point vélique, Guy Chambelland, 1961.
• L'Atelier, Guy Chambelland, 1961.
• Le Feu du gel, éditions Armand Henneuse, 1959.
• Le Cœur de l'olivier, éditions Armand Henneuse, 1957.
• Sang et raisons d'une présence, Seghers, 1953.

External links

• "Breve etude de l'oeuvre de Jean Perol", Pierre Perrin, Autre Sud n° 28, mars 2005