Alain Jouffroy

Alain Jouffroy

Actor · Director · Writer

Paris, France
September 11, 1928

Biography

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 and formed the Union of Writers 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 actions at this time. He won the Prix Goncourt for poetry in 2007. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Jouffroy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

La Collectionneuse
La Collectionneuse
6.9
/ French
Lire
Lire
6.2
/ French
A partire dal dolce
A partire dal dolce
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/ Italian
Destroy Yourselves
Destroy Yourselves
7.8
/ French
L'abolition de l'art
L'abolition de l'art
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/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

La Collectionneuse
1967Nominee

Best Writing

La Collectionneuse

Lire
1986Nominee

Best Performance

Lire

Fun and Games for Everyone
1969Nominee

Best Performance

Fun and Games for Everyone

Career Highlights

Destroy Yourselves
1969Highlight

Best Performance

Destroy Yourselves

L'abolition de l'art
1968Highlight

Best Performance

L'abolition de l'art