Alain Jouffroy

Alain Jouffroy (11 September 1928 – 20 December 2015) was a French writer, poet and artist.[1]

Alain Jouffroy
Alain Jouffroy in April 2010
Alain Jouffroy in April 2010
Born(1928-09-11)11 September 1928
Near Parc Montsouris, Paris, France
Died20 December 2015(2015-12-20) (aged 87)
Paris, France
OccupationPoet, writer
Notable awardsPrix Goncourt 2007

Jouffroy was born near Parc Montsouris, Paris. He was the first advocate of an Art Strike[2] and formed the L'Union des Ecrivains during the strikes of May 1968 in France with Jean-Pierre Faye. He was also a great influence on the Zanzibar Group—part of the French new wave who took part in the Paris demonstrations at this time.[3]

He won the Prix Goncourt for poetry in 2007.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1967La collectionneuseWriter
1968Fun and Games for Everyone
1969Détruisez-vous(final film role)

References

  1. "French surrealist poet Alain Jouffroy dies aged 87". Yahoo News. 22 December 2015.
  2. "What's to be done about art?" (included in "Art and Confrontation," New York Graphic Society 1968)
  3. The new, new wave, The Guardian, 9 February 2002


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