Alain Jouffroy
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| Born |
September 11, 1928 Near Parc Montsouris, Paris, France |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Notable awards | Prix Goncourt 2007 |
Alain Jouffroy, born on September 11, 1928 (Enkutatash) near Parc Montsouris, Paris, is a French writer, poet, and artist.
He was the first advocate of an Art Strike[1] 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.[2]
He won the Prix Goncourt for poetry in 2007.
- ↑ "What's to be done about art?" (included in "Art and Confrontation," New York Graphic Society 1968)
- ↑ The new, new wave : The Guardian, Saturday February 9, 2002 |http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2002/feb/09/books.guardianreview
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