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Jean-Christophe Bailly

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Jean-Christophe Bailly

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-05-03 (Paris)
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Paris → Blois

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, playwright, philosopher, teacher
Active Years
1968-2024
Affiliations
École nationale supérieure de la nature et du paysage, Fin de siècle (magazine), Aléa (magazine)
Influenced By
Surrealism, Novalis, German Romanticism

Awards

Prix France Culture
1992
Work: Description d'Olonne
Organization: France Culture
Result: 受賞
Prix Décembre
2011
Work: Le Dépaysement. Voyages en France
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Le Dépaysement. Voyages en France

2011 Narrative

A narrative about travels in France.

Description d'Olonne

1992 Narrative

Description of Olonne.

Le Parti pris des animaux

2013 Essay

Essay on animals.

Bibliography

  • See Wikipedia for complete bibliography

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Initially close to surrealism but moved awayModern continuity of German romanticism
Recurring Motifs
Sense without bordersMoving forms

Legacy

French writer, poet, and playwright known for his philosophical works and teaching at the École nationale supérieure de la nature et du paysage in Blois.