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Jacques Fux

ジャック・フックス

Jacques Fux

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1977-01-01 （Belo Horizonte, Brazil）
Nationality
Brazilian
Languages
Portuguese
Residence History
Belo Horizonte (birth) → Lille (France, study) → Campinas (postdoctoral) → Harvard (postdoctoral / residency)

Career

Occupations
writer, researcher, translator
Active Years
2000-
Nominations
Prêmio Jabuti (nominated)

Education

Unknown
Mathematics and Computer Science
Degree: Bachelor
Country: Brazil
Listed as holding degrees in mathematics and computer science; specific undergraduate institution not specified in source
University of Minas Gerais
Comparative Literature
Degree: PhD
Country: Brazil
Doctorate in comparative literature reported
University of Lille III
French language and literature
Degree: PhD
Country: France
Doctorate in French language and literature reported
University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
Degree: Postdoctoral studies
Country: Brazil
Reported to have done post-doctoral work
Harvard University
Degree: Postdoctoral studies
Country: United States
Reported to have undertaken post-doctoral work at Harvard

Awards

São Paulo Literary Prize
2012
Work: Antiterapias
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Antiterapias

2012 Novel

His first novel, noted for experimental narration and self-referential structure, exploring memory and identity. Widely acclaimed on publication and awarded the São Paulo Literary Prize.

memoryidentityexperimental structure
Translations

Brochadas: confissões sexuais de um jovem escritor

2015 Essay / Short pieces

A collection presenting sexual confessions of a young writer; mixes private confession with stylistic experimentation.

sexself-confessionyouth culture

Literature and Mathematics: Jorge Luis Borges, Georges Perec e o OULIPO

2016 Criticism / Research

A critical study exploring intersections of literature and mathematics, focusing on Borges, Perec, and OULIPO methods to discuss form and creation.

literary theorymathematical methodsform

Meshugá: um romance sobre a loucura

2016 Novel

A novel themed on madness, portraying the narrator's instability and the boundaries of the mind, questioning the relationship between madness and creativity.

madnessmental boundariescreation

Nobel

2018 Fiction

A fiction that revolves around themes suggested by its title: literary prizes, fame, and reflections on the figure of the writer.

fameliterary prizesauthorship

Nunca vou te perdoar por ter me obrigado a te esquecer

Novel

A recent book thematically concerned with memory and forgetting — resistance to being forced to forget. It was nominated for the Prêmio Jabuti.

memoryforgettingresistance

Bibliography

  • Antiterapias (2012)
  • Brochadas: confissões sexuais de um jovem escritor (2015)
  • Literature and Mathematics: Jorge Luis Borges, Georges Perec e o OULIPO (2016)
  • Meshugá: um romance sobre a loucura (2016)
  • Nobel (2018)
  • Nunca vou te perdoar por ter me obrigado a te esquecer

Translations of Works

  • "Astrophysicist" translated into English by Elton Uliana (published on 128 LIT)
  • Selected stories and excerpts have appeared in English and Spanish translations

Style & Themes

Literary Style
experimentalmetafictionalfragmented/intellectual style
Recurring Motifs
memorydreamsmathematical structuresmadness

Legacy

Jacques Fux is recognized among contemporary Portuguese-language writers for his experimental style and interdisciplinary interests (notably between literature and mathematics). Despite being relatively young, he has received critical attention domestically and internationally, including prize wins and nominations.

Trivia

  • Reported to hold degrees in mathematics and computer science.
  • Reported to have earned two doctorates: one in comparative literature and another in French language and literature.
  • Has undertaken postdoctoral work in Campinas and at Harvard.
  • Debut novel Antiterapias won the São Paulo Literary Prize.