Jean-Michel Iribarren
Jean-Michel Iribarren (born February 13, 1958 in Dax ) is a French writer .
Life
Jean-Michel Iribarren lived in Paris from 1976-2000 , where he worked for the French Foreign Ministry , and from 2000-2009 in Madrid . Today he lives in Berlin . He is particularly well known as the author of the short story « L'Insecte », a book in which he makes the AIDS virus monologue and denounces the silence that surrounded the death of gays at the beginning of the epidemic.
In 1988 he appeared in the short film "Puissance de la parole" ( The Power of Word ) by Jean-Luc Godard (in the role of Frank, the gas station attendant).
Works (selection)
- L'Insecte ( short story), éditions du Seuil , Paris 2000
- Parce qu'eux (collection of poems) éditions Saint-Germain-des-Près (1989)
Web links
- Article by Hugo Marsan in Le Monde , July 28, 2000
- personal website of Jean-Michel Iribarren
Individual evidence
- ↑ Locarno Film Festival Prize (1988)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Iribarren, Jean-Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dax |