Alain Jouffroy | |
Birth Date: | 1928 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Near Parc Montsouris, Paris, France |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Occupation: | Poet, writer |
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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1967 | La collectionneuse | Writer | ||
1968 | Fun and Games for Everyone | |||
1969 | Détruisez-vous | (final film role) |