Jacques Jouet in 2012. Jacques Jouet (born 9 October 1947) is a French writer and has been a participating member of the

Oulipo Oulipo (, short for ; roughly translated as "workshop of potential literature", stylized ''OuLiPo'') is a loose gathering of (mainly) French-speaking writers and mathematicians who seek to create works using constrained writing techniques. It wa ...

literary project since 1983. He is a poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayiste, and plasticine artist specializing in collages. As a member of l'

, Jouet became its focus in June 2009 when he began publicly writing a serialized novel in five days. He first became involved with Oulipo in 1978, stemming from a writing course directed by

Paul Fournel Paul Fournel (born 20 May 1947 in Saint-Étienne) is a French writer, poet, publisher, and cultural ambassador. He was educated at the École normale supérieure of Saint-Cloud (1968–1972). Fournel wrote his master's thesis on Raymond Queneau a ...

Georges Perec Georges Perec (; 7 March 1936 – 3 March 1982) was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist. He was a member of the Oulipo group. His father died as a soldier early in the Second World War and his mother was killed in the Ho ...

, and

Jacques Roubaud Jacques Roubaud (; 5 December 1932 – 5 December 2024) was a French poet, writer, and mathematician. Life and career Jacques Roubaud taught mathematics at University of Paris X Nanterre and poetry at EHESS. A member of the Oulipo group, he h ...

. His serial ''The Republic of Mek Ouyes'' was broadcast simultaneously on radio and on the web, through the site of his publisher, P.O.L. Jouet wrote ''Poèmes de métro'' while riding the underground trains of the

Paris Métro The Paris Métro (, , or , ), short for Métropolitain (), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architectur ...

Works

''(incomplete list)''

Literary

* ''Le directeur du Musée des cadeaux des chefs d'État de l'étranger'' * ''Annette et l'Etna'' * ''Poèmes de Métro'' (''Poems of the Paris Underground'') * ''Mon bel autocar'' (''My Beautiful Bus'') * ''Actes de la machine ronde'' * ''L'amour comme on l'apprend à l'école hôtelière'' * ''Une mauvaise maire'' * ''MRM'' (Max Jacob Prize 2009)

Collected works

* Numerous volumes of ''

La Bibliothèque oulipienne La Bibliothèque oulipienne is a collection that hosts the works of the individual and collective members of the Oulipo. The short texts that compose them form a fabric of playful literary creations. This publication is limited to 150 numbered cop ...

'', Seghers and Le Castor astral * ''Les Papous dans la tête, l'anthologie'', with Bertrand Jérôme and Françoise Treussard, Gallimard, 2007 * ''Le Dictionnaire des Papous dans la tête'', with Françoise Treussard, Gallimard, 2007

Théâtre

(incomplete list) * ''Mitterrand et Sankara'', staged in 2005, reopened in 2008 at the

Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers The Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers (), also Théâtre des Amandiers, is a theatre in Nanterre and a known theatre outside of Paris. The present building opened in 1976. The company is a ''Centre dramatique national'' (National dramatic center), a na ...

* ''La République de Mek Ouyes'', staged in 2006 at the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers * ''L'amour au travail'' * ''La chatte bottée''

References

External links

Jacques Jouet on l'Oulipo
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