Claude Guillon Explained

Claude Guillon
Birth Date:17 September 1952
Birth Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Writer
Philosopher

Claude Guillon (17 September 1952 – 19 January 2023) was a French writer and philosopher.[1] A libertarian communist, he advocated for situationist opinions. He gained notoriety in 1982 with the book , which sold over 100,000 copies before being banned.

Biography

Guillon was born in Paris on 17 September 1952 to an upper-middle-class family. His parents were dental surgeons in the public sector and his grandfather, also named, was a deputy of the National Assembly from 1928 to 1932. He studied at the Lycée de Meudon and graduated in 1970. He was a member of the Revolutionary Anarchist Organization in a small chapter in Meudon. A conscientious objector, he refused his conscription, both military and civil.

In 1977, he became a freelance objector for Libération and was an activist within the "sexual revolution" within the . In 1982, he published Suicide, mode d'emploi.

From 1990 to 1994, Guillon was an editor of the magazine alongside . On 28 August 1996, he was the victim of police violence during a demonstration against the expulsion of undocumented immigrants from Saint-Bernard de la Chapelle.[2] The following month, he appeared in court for his actions during the protest.[2]

The year after Guillon's book was published, the Senate adopted a bill against "incitement to suicide", which was passed by the National Assembly in 1987.[3] The book was mentioned in debates in the National Assembly as an example of what the law intended to prohibit.[4] In 1991, the book was officially banned in France.[5] In 1997, he published À la vie, à la mort - Maîtrise de la douleur et droit à la mort, which discussed the denial of pain in children.

Guillon died on 19 January 2023, at the age of 70.[6]

Publications

Texts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUILLON Claude [Dictionnaire des anarchistes]]. Le Maitron. 11 August 2020 . French.
  2. News: Pivois. Marc. 3 September 1996. "C'était violent, une violence gratuite" Plusieurs blessés après les manifestations pour les sans-papiers.. dead. https://archive.today/20120804155215/http://www.liberation.fr/metro/0101192890-c-etait-violent-une-violence-gratuite-plusieurs-blesses-apres-les-manifestations-pour-les-sans-papiers. 4 August 2012. French. Libération. 23 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Loi n°87-1133 du 31 décembre 1987 TENDANT A REPRIMER LA PROVOCATION AU SUICIDE. 1 June 1988. Légifrance. French.
  4. Web site: Compte-rendu intégral des débats. National Assembly. French.
  5. News: Chauveau. Loïc. 16 February 1995. 13 ans après, les auteurs et l'éditeur de "Suicide, mode d'emploi" en procès. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180214111605/http://next.liberation.fr/culture/1995/02/16/13-ans-apres-les-auteurs-et-l-editeur-de-suicide-mode-d-emploi-en-proces_123067. 14 February 2018. French. Libération. 23 January 2023.
  6. News: Georges. Pierre. 20 January 2023. Mort de l'écrivain Claude Guillon. French. Livres Hebdo. 23 January 2023.
  7. Web site: La parole à… Joseph Déjacque. La Révolution et Nous. 20 May 2013 . French.

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