Jacques Dufour (1 July 1930 – 11 November 2020), known by the pen name Jude Stéfan, was a French poet and novelist.

Biography

Stéfan studied law and philosophy. He was a teacher at the Lycée Augustin Fresnel in Bernay where he taught

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, Latin, and Greek. Throughout his career, he published numerous novels, essays, and poems.

Awards

*Prix Max-Jacob (1985) *Grand prix de Poésie de la Ville de Paris (2000)

Publications

Poetry

*''Cyprès'' (1967) *''Libères'' (1970) *''Idylles'' (1973) *''Poésie'' (1978) *''Aux chiens du soir : poèmes en titre'' (1979) *''Laures : poèmes'' (1984) *''Litanies du scribe'' (1984) *''Alme Diane'' (1986) *''À la vieille Parque'' (1989) *''Stances : ou 52 contre-haï-ku'' (1991) *''Elégiades'' (1993) *''Prosopopées'' (1995) *''Povrésies ou 65 poèmes autant d’années'' (1997) *''Épodes ou poèmes de la désuétude'' (1999) *''Génitifs'' (2001) *''La Muse Province'' (2002) *''Caprices'' (2004) *''Désespérance, déposition'' (2006) *''Que ne suis-je Catulle'' (2010) *''Disparates'' (2012)

Novels

*''Vie de mon frère'' (1973) *''La Crevaison'' (1976) *''Lettres tombales'' (1983) *''Les États du corps'' (1987) *''La Fête de la patronne'' (1991) *''Le nouvelliste'' (1993) *''Scènes dernières : histoires de vie-mort'' (1995) *''Vie de Saint'' (1998) *''Oraisons funestes'' (2003) *''L’Angliciste'' (2006) *''L'idiot de village'' (2008)

Essays

*''Gnomiques ou de l’Inconsolation'' (1985) *''Faux journal'' (1986) *''De Catulle : et vingt transcriptions'' (1990) *''Xénies'' (1992) *''Scholies'' (1992) *''Epitomé ou Chrestomathie à l’usage des débutants en littérature'' (1993) *''Senilia'' (1994) *''Variété VI'' (1995) *''Chroniques catoniques'' (1996) *''Silles'' (1997) *''Variété VII'' (2000) *''Pandectes ou le neveu de Bayle'' (2008)

Other works

*''Suites slaves'' (1983) *''Les Accidents'' (1984) *''La Vieille Parque'' (1984) *''Dialogue avec la sœur'' (1987) *''Dialogue des figures'' (1988) *''Les courtisans'' (1992) *''PrOsEMES'' (1997) *''Quatre épodes'' (1998) *''25 lettres d’alphabet'' (2000) *''Litanies du scribe'' (2001) *''Lettre à une morte'' (2002) *''L’Anti-Pédagogue'' (2003) *''Le Sillographe (Diurnal invectif 1997-2003'' (2004) *''Les Stéfan'' (2004) *''Thanasies'' (2005) *''Jude Stéfan, rencontre avec Tristan Hordé'' (2005) *''Grains & issues'' (2007) *''Les Commourants'' (2008) *''Ménippées. P(r)o(s)ésies'' (2011) *''Factum'' (2012)

Interview

Stéfan participated in a series of interviews on the CD album ''L'Usine à muse'' in 2011. The track he appeared on was titled ''Je îl(e) déserte''.

References

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