Sully Prudhomme Sully Prudhomme René François Armand (Sully) Prudhomme (; 16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901. Born in Paris, Prudhomme originally studied to be an engineer, but turned to philosophy and later to poetry; he declared it as his intention to create scientific poetry for modern times. In character sincere and melancholic, he was linked to the Parnassus school, although, at the same time, his work displays characteristics of its own. Prudhomme was born to a French shopkeeper. Prudhomme attended the Lycée
Avalon (Sully Erna album) with first-week sales of nearly 14,000 copies. Note Avalon (Sully Erna album) Avalon is the first solo studio album by American rock musician Sully Erna, released on September 14, 2010. "Avalon" is a combination of work that took Sully Erna almost seven years to complete. In October 2006, "Launch Radio Networks" reported that Sully Erna has started working on his solo album. Although he wasn't exactly sure what shape it will take, Erna told "Launch Radio Networks" that "I've been putting some thought into it," he said. "I actually have some stuff that I'm doing on the side right now.