Charles Vildrac
(1882-1971)

Died aged c. 89

Charles Vildrac (November 22, 1882 – June 25, 1971), born "Charles Messager", was a French libertarian playwright, poet and author of what some consider the first modern children's novel, L'Île rose (1924). Born in Paris, Vildrac's first poems were written when he was a teenager in the 1890s. In 1901 he published Le Verlibrisme, a defense of traditional verse. In 1912 he published a collection of prose poems. He was a member of the Abbaye de Créteil which he founded with Georges Duhamel. He died in Saint-Tropez. The is named for him.

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Ici naquit Charles Vildrac, poète et dramaturge, 1882 - 1971.

English translation: Charles Vildrac 1882 - 1971 poet and playwright born here

22 rue Berthollet, Paris, France where they was born (1882)