Regis Jauffret
FranceBiography of Regis Jauffre
Regis Jauffre, a French novelist and recipient of prestigious awards including the December, Femina, and France Culture / Telerama, was born in Marseille in 1955. From a young age, he was passionate about literature and studied at the Faculty of Philosophy in Aix-en-Provence. In 1977, he moved to Paris.
Literary Career
Jauffre made his literary debut as a radio playwright for France Inter in 1982, writing a total of eight radio plays. In 1985, he published his first novel, "Seule au milieu d'elle" (Alone Among Them), followed by a one-act play titled "Les Gouttes" (The Drops). In 1989, in order to achieve financial independence, Jauffre founded a small publishing company which included the publication of the magazine "Dossiers criminels" (Criminal Files).
In 1998, Jauffre met Bernard Wallet, the founder of the young publishing house "Verticales," who became his regular publisher. That same year, his fifth novel, "Histoire d'amour" (Love Story), was released. The chilling tale tells the story of an ordinary woman who falls victim to brutal violence at the hands of a psychopath. This story divided both readers and critics into two camps: some called the author an apologist for violence and the "most terrifying French writer," while others recognized his talent in skillfully handling language, characters, and the reader. This talent allowed Jauffre to seamlessly transition between genres.
In 2000, Jauffre released two novels simultaneously: "Fragments de la vie des gens" (Fragments of People's Lives), a collection of fifty short stories about the lives of ordinary people, and "Autobiographie" (Autobiography), which the author presented as an "independent fragment" from the first work.
Recognition and Later Works
Jauffre has been honored with prestigious awards such as the December, Femina, and France Culture / Telerama awards. However, his works have not been translated into Russian. In 2007, he published the novel "Microfictions," which also garnered significant attention from critics. This work consists of five hundred short texts dedicated to human beings, ordinary people who sociologists and political scientists refer to as "the population" and consider as quantitative data in statistics.
