Paroles

Paroles ([pa.ʁɔl]; "Words") is a collection of poems by Jacques Prévert,[1] first published in 1946.

[2][3][4] Lawrence Ferlinghetti's translation of 44 poems from this collection was published by Penguin Books in the 1960s, under the title Selections from Paroles.

[5] A sound recording of his reading the poems was made in the 1950s.

[6] It was ranked 16th in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century.