Alain Jouffroy

Alain Jouffroy
Alain Jouffroy in April 2010
Born	(1928-09-11)11 September 1928 Near Parc Montsouris, Paris, France
Died	20 December 2015(2015-12-20) (aged 87) Paris, France
Occupation	Poet, writer
Notable 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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	La collectionneuse	Writer
1968	Fun and Games for Everyone
1969	Détruisez-vous		(final film role)

External links

• Portrait of Alain Jouffroy by Braun-Vega (1978).

References

1. "French surrealist poet Alain Jouffroy dies aged 87". Yahoo News. 22 December 2015.
2. "What's to be done about art?" (included in "Art and Confrontation," New York Graphic Society 1968)
3. The new, new wave, The Guardian, 9 February 2002