Alain Jouffroy

(1928 - 2015)

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.