89 years old (Born on July 26, 1935)
Happy birthday, Claude Esteban! May your day be filled with more poetic charm than a stanza from *La Mort à distance*, and may the candles on your cake burn brighter than the acclaim of winning that prestigious Prix Goncourt. Your translations have bridged worlds, and your essays continue to inspire—truly timeless achievements!Here's hoping this year brings you even greater success (if that's possible!)—perhaps another masterpiece like *Sept jours d'hier* or an artistic revelation rivaling *Le Nom et la Demeure*. Keep painting words into poetry; after all, age is just a number—but literary brilliance lasts forever!