Frédéric-Yves Jeannet () is a writer and professor of French origin who emigrated to Mexico in his youth. He was born in

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, France, in 1959 and left it in 1975. Jeannet earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in

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at the

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.Fall 2004 faculty biographies: Cooper Union

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He then lived in London until 1977 before moving to Mexico. He currently lives in

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, Mexico. Jeannet lived and lectured in New York from 1996 to 2004 at

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and later

. He later lived in

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, New Zealand, from 2005 to 2008 as a professor of

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at the

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."Le Clézio, le backlash"
Adrian Tahourdin, ''

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'', November 5, 2008 He published his first book, ''Si loin de nulle part'' in 1985, took up Mexican citizenship in 1987 and has since published books in both Spanish and French, among which ''Pensar la muerte'' and ''La luz del mundo'' in 1996, ''Cyclone'' (1997), ''Charité'' (Flammarion, 2000) and ''Recouvrance'' (Flammarion, 2007). He has also published book-length interviews with writers

Michel Butor Michel Butor (; 14 September 1926 – 24 August 2016) was a French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator. Life and work Michel Marie François Butor was born in Mons-en-Barœul, a suburb of Lille, the third of seven childre ...

(1990),

Annie Ernaux Annie Thérèse Blanche Ernaux (; born 1 September 1940) is a French writer, professor of literature and Nobel laureate. Her literary work, mostly autobiographical, maintains close links with sociology. Ernaux was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize ...

(2003),

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(2005) and Robert Guyon (2006). Jeannet's writings are "well known in avant-garde circles". ''Charité'' was described by ''

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'', according to '' 3:AM Magazine'', as " heseason's most interesting read" in 2000.BUZZWORDS: LITERARY NEWS
'' 3:AM Magazine'' Jeannet collaborated with artist

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in 2007 on a series of works based on

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Published books

* *''Frederic-Yves Jeannet'', by Frederic-Yves Jeannet & Robert Guyon, Argol, *''L'ile Dollo'', by Frederic-Yves Jeannet & Philippe Dollo, Scheer, *''Onze'', Bernard Grasset, *''Rencontre Terrestre: Arcachon. Roosevelt Island. Paris Montsouris. Manhattan. Cuernavaca'', by

& Frederic-Yves Jeannet, Galilée, *''Degustacion'', by

, Michel Butor Collection (Library of Congress), Frederic-Yves Jeannet & Antonio Marquet,

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, *''Lejos De Ninguna Parte'',

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, Unidad Azcapotzalco,

References

External links

"The Book That You Will Not Write: An Interview with Helene Cixous"
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'', Volume 37, Number 1, Winter 2006, pp. 249–261,

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Review: ''L'ecriture comme un couteau''
complete review, {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeannet, Frederic-Yves 1959 births Living people French emigrants to Mexico Mexican male writers Naturalized citizens of Mexico Grenoble Alpes University alumni Victoria University of Wellington faculty