▁O pp osing ▁Sh ore ▁( Le ▁Riv age ▁des ▁S yr tes ) ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁remained ▁consistent ▁with ▁his ▁criticism ▁and ▁refused ▁the ▁prize . ▁ ▁G rac q ▁taught ▁history ▁and ▁ge ography ▁in ▁secondary ▁school ▁( high ▁school ) ▁until ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁for ew ord ▁to ▁a ▁re - ed ition ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁de ▁l ' anal og iste ▁( 1 9 5 4 ) ▁by ▁Su z anne ▁L ilar , ▁a ▁work ▁he ▁called ▁a ▁" sum pt uous ▁init iation ▁to ▁poetry " ▁(" une ▁init iation ▁som pt ue use ▁à ▁la ▁po ésie "). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁G rac q ' s ▁work ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Bibliothèque ▁de ▁la ▁Pl é ia de . ▁ ▁He ▁remained ▁distant ▁from ▁major ▁literary ▁events ▁and ▁faithful ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁publish er , ▁José ▁Cort i . ▁ ▁G rac q ▁lived ▁a ▁quiet ▁life ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁town ▁of ▁Saint - F lor ent - le - V ie il , ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Lo ire ▁River . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁days ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁d iz zy ▁spell , ▁he ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 7 ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Ang ers . ▁ ▁The ▁O pp osing ▁Sh ore ▁ ▁The ▁O