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How old was Arthur Rimbaud when he wrote āThe Drunken Boatā?
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Arthur Rimbaud
Rimbaud, detail from āUn Coin de table,ā oil painting by Henri Fantin-Latour, 1872; in the Louvre, Paris
Arthur Rimbaud was 16 years old when he wrote "The Drunken Boat" (originally titled "Le Bateau ivre") in 1871.1