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Jacques Jouet

ジャック・ジュエ

Jakku Juē

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-10-09
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Paris

Career

Occupations
poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, plasticine artist specializing in collages
Active Years
1978-2024
Affiliations
Oulipo
Memberships
Oulipo
Influenced By
Paul Fournel, Georges Perec, Jacques Roubaud

Awards

Max Jacob Prize
2009
Work: MRM
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Poèmes de Métro

Poetry

Poems written while riding the Paris Métro.

OulipoEveryday life

MRM

2009 Novel

Work that won the Max Jacob Prize.

Oulipo

La République de Mek Ouyes

2009 Novel

Serialized novel broadcast on radio and web.

Experimental literature
Adaptations
  • [Theater] La République de Mek Ouyes (2006)

Bibliography

  • Le directeur du Musée des cadeaux des chefs d'État de l'étranger
  • Annette et l'Etna
  • Poèmes de Métro
  • Mon bel autocar
  • Actes de la machine ronde
  • L'amour comme on l'apprend à l'école hôtelière
  • Une mauvaise maire
  • MRM

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Oulipian constrained writingExperimental style

Legacy

French writer known as a member of Oulipo, practicing constrained literature. Famous for writing poems on the Paris Métro.

Trivia

  • He has a habit of writing poems while riding the Paris Métro.
  • In June 2009, he publicly wrote a serialized novel in five days.