Alain Jouffroy

Alain Jouffroy
Born (1928-09-11)11 September 1928
Near Parc Montsouris, Paris, France
Died 20 December 2015(2015-12-20) (aged 87)
Paris, France
Occupation Poet, writer
Notable awards Prix Goncourt 2007

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

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.

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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