Blaise Cendrars

Blaise Cendrars, born Frédéric-Louis Sauser on September 1, 1887, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, was a Swiss-born novelist and poet who became a naturalized French citizen in 1916. He was known for his adventurous life and his dynamic writing style, which combined innovation with a sense of the vastness of the world and the experiences it offers. Cendrars's most famous works include the long poem 'Les Pâques à New York' (Easter in New York) and the novel 'Sutter's Gold' (L'Or), which depicts the life of the American gold prospector Johann August Sutter. His literary contributions were significant in the modernist movement, and he influenced many contemporary writers. Cendrars lost his right arm during World War I, but he continued to write, often dictating his works. He died on January 21, 1961, in Paris.