Born of teacher-parents at Cadolive, Jacques Bens spent his childhood and his youth in Marseilles, where his studies in zoology were interrupted in 1951 for health reasons. He became the son-in-law of Célestin Freinet, collaborated with the Freinet Modern School Movement and worked at the Coopérative de l'enseignement secaire (CEL).
Jacques Bens worked from 1960 to 1963 under the direction of Raymond Queneau at the Encyclopédie de la Pléiade. Dataire of the College of 'Pataphysics; Bens was a co-founder member of the Oulipo, participated on 24 November 1960 with Claude Berge, Jacques Duchateau [fr]François Le Lionnais, Jean Lescure, Raymond Queneau and Jean Queval at the first meeting of which he was definitively appointed provisional secretary.
In 1963, Jacques Bens returned to the Alpes-Maritimes, where he was responsible for various publishing works and then relations with the press of the Théâtre de Nice (1972–1975). In 1975 he returned to Paris and took part in Jacques Duchateau's Panorama of France Culture and other programmes such as Bertrand Jérôme [fr]Des Papous dans la tête [fr].
Jacques Bens himself collected his books under different sections: « prose rimée » (poetry), « prose romanesque » (novels), « prose méditative » (reflexions), « prose didactique » (essays), « prose dramatique » (theatre and radio) and « prose secrétariale » (séessuibs of the Oulipo). He is also the author of the introduction of the collection of the pedagogical works of his famous father-in-law, Célestin Freinet. (Œuvres pédagogiques de Célestin Freinet, Éditions du Seuil, 1994.)
1987: Geoffroy Tête noire à Ventadour, Festival de la Luzège
1989: Une si jolie maison dans le soleil levant, Radio France
1989: La Guerre aux étangs, Festival de la Luzège
« Prose secrétariale » (sessions of the Oulipo).
1980: Oulipo, 1960-1963, Christian Bourgois ; L'Oulipo, genesis of the Oulipo, 1960-1963, revised and expanded edition, presented by Jacques Duchateau, Le Castor astral [fr], 2005 ISBN2859205934
Trivia
1998: La cuisine en jeux, Zulma [fr]
1999: Mots croisés I and II, Zulma
Posthumous publications
Jacques Bens, textes inédits [Raymond Queneau et la littérature potentielle, Pour une potentialité nouvelle], in Cahiers Raymond Queneau, Association des amis de Valentin Brû, éditions Calliopées, Clamart, 2011, (p. 49-64)
BibliographyEdit
Camille Bloomfield, Un Oulipo potentiel : quand Queneau corrige Bens, dans Ouvroirs, Revue d'études sur Raymond Queneau, (p. 56-57), Association des amis de Valentin Brû, December 2009, (pp. 43–56)
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Jacques Bens 25 March 1931 26 July 2001 was a French writer and poet Jacques BensBorn25 March 1931Cadolive Bouches du Rhone Died26 July 2001 2001 07 26 aged 70 VaucluseOccupation s NovelistPoet Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Bibliography 3 See also 4 External linksBiography Edit Cadolive where Jacques Bens was born Ornithogalum umbellatum or Dame d onze heures of which Jacques Bens made the title of one of his books in 1994Born of teacher parents at Cadolive Jacques Bens spent his childhood and his youth in Marseilles where his studies in zoology were interrupted in 1951 for health reasons He became the son in law of Celestin Freinet collaborated with the Freinet Modern School Movement and worked at the Cooperative de l enseignement secaire CEL Jacques Bens worked from 1960 to 1963 under the direction of Raymond Queneau at the Encyclopedie de la Pleiade Dataire of the College of Pataphysics Bens was a co founder member of the Oulipo participated on 24 November 1960 with Claude Berge Jacques Duchateau fr Francois Le Lionnais Jean Lescure Raymond Queneau and Jean Queval at the first meeting of which he was definitively appointed provisional secretary In 1963 Jacques Bens returned to the Alpes Maritimes where he was responsible for various publishing works and then relations with the press of the Theatre de Nice 1972 1975 In 1975 he returned to Paris and took part in Jacques Duchateau s Panorama of France Culture and other programmes such as Bertrand Jerome fr Des Papous dans la tete fr Between 1980 and 1991 he was general secretary of the Societe des gens de lettres and held the crossword heading of L Express and Lire Works EditJacques Bens himself collected his books under different sections prose rimee poetry prose romanesque novels prose meditative reflexions prose didactique essays prose dramatique theatre and radio and prose secretariale seessuibs of the Oulipo He is also the author of the introduction of the collection of the pedagogical works of his famous father in law Celestin Freinet Œuvres pedagogiques de Celestin Freinet Editions du Seuil 1994 Prose rimee poems 1958 Chanson vecue collection Metamorphoses Editions Gallimard 104 p Prix Feneon 1962 41 sonnets irrationnels Gallimard 1966 Le Retour au pays Gallimard 1967 Metagrammes 1968 Petites propheties populaires 1978 Onzains incertains texte autographie Editions de l Orycte fr Paris 25 p 2004 De l Oulipo et de la Chandelle verte complete poetry preface by Jacques Roubaud edition by Francois Caradec Gallimard ISBN 2070770311Prose romanesque novels and short stories 1958 Valentin Gallimard 1959 La Plume et l ange Gallimard 1962 Sept jours de liberte short stories Gallimard 1962 La Trinite Gallimard 1969 Adieu Sidonie Gallimard 1976 Rouge grenade Editions Grasset ISBN 224600361X 1979 Rendez vous chez Francois Bibliotheque oulipienne 1979 Le Pain perdu with twenty etchings of Proscynska by the artist 1983 Cinq chateaux de cartes series Arc en Poche Nathan Prix Jean Mace 1986 Gaspard de Besse Ramsay Goncourt du Recit historique 1988 Nouvelles des enchanteurs Ramsay ISBN 2 85956 685 6 BNF 34943943s 1990 Nouvelles desenchantees Seghers 224 p Goncourt de la Nouvelle ISBN 2232102637 1994 Les Dames d onze heures Editions Julliard 168 p ISBN 2260001041 1997 La Belle Etoile Atelier du Gue 1998 Lente sortie de l ombre Stock Prose meditative reflexions 1975 Pense bete 1989 La Cinquantaine a Saint Quentin Seghers 1997 Quarante neuf questions pour essayer de comprendre le monde Les Guere Epais Plurielle 2000 12 maximes fin de siecle Atelier Musee Livre amp Typographie Prose didactique essays 1962 Queneau Bibliotheque ideale Gallimard 1967 Guide des jeux d esprit Albin Michel 1976 Boris Vian Presence litteraire Bordas 1979 La Semence d Horus Contes de l Egypte des Pharaons Garnier Freres ISBN 2705002049 1992 Ginkgo biloba l arbre aux quarante ecus SEMAPA 1994 Marcel Pagnol Ecrivains de toujours Editions du Seuil Prose dramatique theatre and radio 1973 Les Frelons after Aristophanes Comedy by Saint Etienne 1986 Les Vaudois France Culture 1987 Geoffroy Tete noire a Ventadour Festival de la Luzege 1989 Une si jolie maison dans le soleil levant Radio France 1989 La Guerre aux etangs Festival de la Luzege Prose secretariale sessions of the Oulipo 1980 Oulipo 1960 1963 Christian Bourgois L Oulipo genesis of the Oulipo 1960 1963 revised and expanded edition presented by Jacques Duchateau Le Castor astral fr 2005 ISBN 2859205934Trivia1998 La cuisine en jeux Zulma fr 1999 Mots croises I and II ZulmaPosthumous publicationsJacques Bens textes inedits Raymond Queneau et la litterature potentielle Pour une potentialite nouvelle in Cahiers Raymond Queneau Association des amis de Valentin Bru editions Calliopees Clamart 2011 p 49 64 Bibliography Edit Camille Bloomfield Un Oulipo potentiel quand Queneau corrige Bens dans Ouvroirs Revue d etudes sur Raymond Queneau p 56 57 Association des amis de Valentin Bru December 2009 pp 43 56 See also EditOulipo La Bibliotheque oulipienneExternal links EditJacques Bens on Babelio Jacques Bens on Oulipo Jacques Bens on Encyclopaedia Universalis Jacques Bens on Editions Zulma Jacques Bens on Liberation 1 August 2001 Jacques Bens on Cairn info Bibliography on Fatrazie Jacques Bens Pagnol on YouTube Portal poetry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacques Bens amp oldid 1166690762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,