Thierry came into the limelight in 1989 when Jean Cussat-Blanc, a Poet published his work.
Thierry was able to write and publish while doing odd jobs.
[2] At the age of 21, Metz moved with his family to Saint-Romain-le-Noble.
There he worked as a yard labourer, a mason, and then a farm worker.
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