Alain Jouffroy
Alain Jouffroy (11 September 1928 – 20 December 2015) was a French writer, poet and artist. Jouffroy was born near Parc Montsouris, Paris. He was the first advocate of an Art Strike and formed the L'Union des Ecrivains during the strikes of May 1968 in France with Jean-Pierre Faye.
Alain Jouffroy
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- Name
- Alain Jouffroy
- Born
- 11 September 1928
- Birthplace
- Near Parc Montsouris, Paris, France
- Died
- 20 December 2015
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Poet, writer
- Awards
- Prix Goncourt 2007
- Full name
- Alain Jean Marc Jouffroy.
- Nationality
- France.
- Honours
- Prix Guillaume Apollinaire and Prix Goncourt de la Poésie.
- Languages
- French.
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Alain Jouffroy (11 September 1928 – 20 December 2015) was a French writer, poet and artist. Jouffroy was born near Parc Montsouris, Paris. He was the first advocate of an Art Strike and formed the L'Union des Ecrivains during the strikes of May 1968 in France with Jean-Pierre Faye.
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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. He won the Prix Goncourt for poetry in 2007.
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• Name — Alain Jouffroy • Born — 11 September 1928 • Birthplace — Near Parc Montsouris, Paris, France • Died — 20 December 2015 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Poet, writer • Awards — Prix Goncourt 2007
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• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1967 — La collectionneuse — Writer • 1968 — Fun and Games for Everyone • 1969 — Détruisez-vous — (final film role)
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Alain Jouffroy is recorded as film director, writer, poet, art critic and literary critic.
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1928
Alain Jouffroy born at 14th arrondissement of Paris.
2015
Alain Jouffroy died at 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
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14th arrondissement of Paris.
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- Jouffroy, Alain (1928–2015), Historical Dictionary of Surrealism, 2022
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- 1.Décès du poète surréaliste Alain Jouffroy, proche d'Aragon. France Info. 2015.
- 2.Alain Jouffroy, poète surréaliste, est mort à 87 ans. Le Monde. 2015 auteur1=Renaud Ego url.
- 3.La Trajectoire, d'Alain Jouffroy. Le Monde auteur1=François Bott. 1968 url.
- 4.Portrait d'Alain Jouffroy par Herman Braun-Vega (1978).
- 5.Un certain nombre d'entre eux ont été réédités chez Gallimard et aux éditions du Rocher.
- 6.Relevé des fichiers de l'Insee.
- 7.Bulletin officiel des décorations, médailles et récompenses n° 07 du 25 juillet 1987, p. 150. legifrance.gouv.fr.
- 8.JOUFFROY Alain. Archives de la critique d'Art.
- 9.Agressions, Mutilations et Faux. braunvega.com.
- 10.TPL, 1961.
- 11.Œuvre présentée dans l'exposition Alain Jouffroy: En son regard, du 06 au 10 novembre, 2018 à la Galerie Pascal Gabert, Paris
- 12.Disponible à la cinémathèque du Centre Pompidou, et joint à la réédition du livre du même nom aux éditions Impeccables.
- 13.Réédités en DVD et disponibles à la cinémathèque du Centre Pompidou.
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