Jean-Christophe Bailly (3 May 1949) is a French writer, poet and
playwright.Bailly was born in Paris. Very early on, he decided to
devote himself to writing. His book Tuiles detachées explains this
decision, as well as several important steps for the formation of his
style. Close to surrealism when he entered literature, he moved away
from it. His thought constitutes the modern continuity of certain
ideas of German romanticism: the idea of a sense without borders and
moving forms, in the spirit of what Novalis calls the
"Encyclopedia".He founded and directed the magazines Fin de siècle
(with Serge Sautreau [fr] for four issues between 1974 and 1976[1])
and Aléa (for nine issues between 1981 and 1989). He also directed
the series "Détroits" at Éditions Christian Bourgois [fr] (with
Michel Deutsch [fr] and Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe) and "35-37" at
Hazan.A holder of a doctorate degree in philosophy, Bailly has been
teaching at the École nationale supérieure de la nature et du
paysage [fr] in Blois, of which he has been directing the publication
Les Cahiers de l’École de Blois since 2003.
playwright.Bailly was born in Paris. Very early on, he decided to
devote himself to writing. His book Tuiles detachées explains this
decision, as well as several important steps for the formation of his
style. Close to surrealism when he entered literature, he moved away
from it. His thought constitutes the modern continuity of certain
ideas of German romanticism: the idea of a sense without borders and
moving forms, in the spirit of what Novalis calls the
"Encyclopedia".He founded and directed the magazines Fin de siècle
(with Serge Sautreau [fr] for four issues between 1974 and 1976[1])
and Aléa (for nine issues between 1981 and 1989). He also directed
the series "Détroits" at Éditions Christian Bourgois [fr] (with
Michel Deutsch [fr] and Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe) and "35-37" at
Hazan.A holder of a doctorate degree in philosophy, Bailly has been
teaching at the École nationale supérieure de la nature et du
paysage [fr] in Blois, of which he has been directing the publication
Les Cahiers de l’École de Blois since 2003.
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