Alain Jouffroy, born on September 11, 1928 (Enkutatash

Enkutatash

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) near Parc Montsouris, Paris, is a French writer

Writer

A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

, poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

 and artist

Artist

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.

He was the first advocate of an Art Strike

Art strike

First known reference to art strike is in Alain Jouffroy's essay "What's To Be Done About Art?" :...

 and formed the Union of Writers

Union of Writers

can refer to:* USSR Union of Writers formed in 1932* L'Union des Ecrivains formed in 1968** Members included:*** Françoise Mallet-Joris*** Alain Jouffroy*** Jean-Paul Sartre*** Eugène Guillevic*** Michel Butor...

 during the strikes of May 1968 in France with Jean-Pierre Faye

Jean-Pierre Faye

Jean-Pierre Faye is a French philosopher and writer of fiction and prose poetry.-Biography:Faye was a founding member of the avant-garde literary review Tel Quel, and later of Change. He received the Prix Renaudot for his 1964 novel L'Écluse...

. He was also a great influence on the Zanzibar group - part of the French new wave

French New Wave

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 who took part in the Paris actions at this time.

He won the Prix Goncourt

Prix Goncourt

The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"...

 for poetry in 2007.