A la memoire de
VERCORS
(JEAN BRULLER)
CO -FONDATEUR en 1942 des
EDITIONS DE MINUIT
avec LE SILENCE DE LA MER
et des
OUVRIERS DU LIVRE
Qui par leur devouement, au péril de leur vie sous l’occuration nazie, ont permis à la pensée française de maintenir sa permanence et son honneur
1942 - 1992

Ce lieu du monde, unique et prestigieux, qui hantait ses pensées, nourrissait ses rêves, exaltait son âme: le pont des Arts.
Vercors, La Marche à l’Etoile.

mmemorates Jean Bruller (1902-1991), known by the pseudonym Vercors pen, who founded the book publishing house Les Éditions de Minuit and was active in the French underground during the Nazi regime.
The pseudonym is taken from the Battle of Vercors, a battle fought in 1944 between French forces and Nazi German army forces. At the end of the battle it was declared: The Free Republic of Vercors.
According to the sign, the bridge had a special meaning for Jean Bruller.

The star mentioned at the end of the sign refers to the logo of the publishing house Les Éditions de Minuit

The next picture from where the sign was taken shows its location at the entrance to the bridge Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
In memory of
VERCORS
(JEAN BRULLER)
CO-FOUNDER in 1942 of
MIDNIGHT EDITIONS
and THE SILENCE OF THE SEA
and
BOOK WORKERS
Who through their dedication, at the risk of their lives under the Nazi occupation, allowed French thought to maintain its permanence and its honor
1942 - 1992

This place in the world, unique and prestigious, which haunted his thoughts, nourished his dreams, exalted his soul: the Pont des Arts.
Vercors, The March to the Star.