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Jean-Jacques Reboux
Born29 October 1958
Madré, France
Died13 July 2021(2021-07-13) (aged 62)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Writer
Editor

Jean-Jacques Reboux (29 October 1958 – 13 July 2021) was a French writer, poet, and editor.[1]

Biography

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Early life

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Born in Madré in 1958, Reboux held several careers in his early life,[2][3] including work as a schoolteacher and cinema manager. Before his career as an editor, he was also a poet, writing the collection La Foire à bras.

Editor and writer

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In 1992, Reboux founded Éditions Canaille in order to publish his books, which were refused by other publishers, including Pain perdu chez les vilains and Fondu au noir.[4] With the help of Jean-Bernard Pouy [fr], he published thrillers by other authors.[5] In 1995, his company was bought by Éditions Baleine, and Reboux became director of the Canaille/Revolver collection. He published the first three books by Yasmina Khadra. Following the publication of Le massacre des innocents, he became a highly touted writer.[6] In 1996, he was awarded a Trophée 813 [fr] for the best French language novel, Le massacre des innocents. He then wrote three books in the Le Poulpe [fr] collection: La cerise sur le gâteux in 1996, Parkinson le glas in 2002, and Castro c'est trop ! in 2004.[7]

Specializing in soap opera books, he started the series Les aventures extraordinaires de Moulard in 2000.[8] The first book in the series was titled Pour l'amour de Pénélope.[9][10] Six of the 22 volumes in the series were published by Éditions de l'Aube [fr] in 2000.

Engaged editor

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In 2006, Reboux began a tighter focus on editing with the foundation of Éditions Après la Lune alongside Christine Beigel and Yasmina Khadra. As leading editor, he was sued by Opus Dei in May 2007 over the novel Camino 999 [fr] by Catherine Fradier [fr].[11] The Catholic society sought €30,000 in damages, but the case was eventually dismissed.[12] In 2011, Fradier sued the publishing house again over a minor dispute, but Reboux was supported by dozens of writers and editors.[13] In 2013, Éditions Après la Lune ceased operations before resuming in 2019 to publish the works of Kits Hilaire [fr].

Fernand Buron controversy

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In 2008, Reboux attended the Paris International Agricultural Show, where he refused to shake the hand of President Nicolas Sarkozy. In the incident, which was filmed by a reporter from Le Parisien, Reboux said "Ah no, don't touch me!", to which Sarkozy replied, "Get lost, then". Reboux then replied "You're making me dirty". In a controversial move, Sarkozy retorted ""Get lost, then, poor dumb-ass, go." (Casse-toi pov'con!), which inspired the 2011 book Casse-toi pov'con ! by Fernand Buron.[14][15] The case could have led to his arrest, but was dismissed by the public prosecutor.[16] On 28 January 2010, Sarkozy's birthday, Reboux held a sign that read "Casse-toi pov'con!" in front of the Élysée Palace.[17]

Political engagement

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Although he claimed not to be a political activist, Reboux was a committed left-winger and sympathized with the anarchist movement. However, he claimed that his only act of "militancy" was the sponsorship of an undocumented Moroccan during the time of the Debré laws.[18] In 2008, he met with Romain Durand, an activist within Réseau éducation sans frontières [fr] and the Confédération nationale du travail, and the pair wrote Lettre au garde des sceaux pour la dépénalisation du délit d'outrage.[19] In July 2008, he was a co-founder of Collectif pour une dépénalisation du délit d'outrage [fr].

From 2008 to 2010, Reboux published several articles on the website Rue89 under the pseudonym "outrageur de poulets" (outrageous chickens) with offensive outrage.[20] In 2013, he posted a blog on his quarrels with Algerian writer Yasmina Khadra, who was becoming increasingly controversial in the Algerian community, titled Comment je me suis fait entuber par Yasmina Khadra.[21] On 23 October 2014, he covered the trial of Henri Guaino for L'Humanité.[22]

Death

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Jean-Jacques Reboux died on 13 July 2021, at the age of 62.[23]

Works

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Essays

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  • Lettre ouverte à Nicolas Sarkozy, ministre des libertés policières (2006)
  • Chômeurs, qu'attendez-vous pour disparaître ? (2007)[24]
  • Lettre au garde des Sceaux pour une dépénalisation du délit d'outrage (2008)
  • Casse-toi pov'con ! (2010)[25]

News

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  • Le Nonos de canard, in Noces de canailles (1994)
  • Urubu roi (1996)
  • Dissous, ris et dégomme, in L'évènement du Jeudi (1998)[26]
  • Ben Laden a tué Mamie Dupré, in 36 nouvelles noires pour l'Humanité (2004)[27]
  • T'as de la chance qu'il soit pas président ! (2007)[28]
  • Donnez-moi un mouchoir, je vais me reposer (2013)[29]
  • C'est sans danger (2014)[30]

Poetry

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  • Le Matin majuscule (1978)
  • Fleuve rouge (1983)
  • Le bout du gras (1984)

Novels

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  • Pain perdu chez les vilains (1992)
  • Mr. Smith n'aime pas les asperges (1993)
  • Fondu au noir (1995)
  • Le massacre des innocents (1995)
  • La cerise sur le gâteux (1996)
  • Poste mortem (1998)
  • Pour l'amour de Pénélope (2000)
  • Le paradis des pickpockets (2000)
  • C'est à cause des poules (2000)
  • Le voyage de monsieur Victor (2001)
  • Méfiez-vous des asperges ! (2001)
  • Pourquoi j' ai tué Laetitia Remington (2001)
  • Parkinson le glas (2002)[7]
  • Castro c'est trop ! (2004)
  • Au bonheur des poules ! (2006)
  • De Gaulle, Van Gogh, ma femme et moi (2006)
  • Je suis partout (les derniers jours de Nicolas Sarkozy) (2010)[31]
  • L'esprit Bénuchot (2016)[32]

Youth novels

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  • Le diable dans le rétroviseur (2016)

References

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  1. ^ "Jean-Jacques Reboux n'est plus". 813 Le BLOG (in French). 14 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ Maziz, Linda (8 November 2016). "Jean-Jacques Reboux/ Fondu du noir". Le Journal de Saint-Denis (in French). Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ Losson, Christian (7 January 2006). "Comment l'ANPE entretient la pression sur les chômeurs". Libération (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ Dabitch, Christophe (1996). "Pour l'amour de Pénélope, Moulard premier épisode". Le Matricule des anges [fr] (in French). Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ Pouy, Jean-Bernard (1993). La chasse au tatou dans la pampa argentine (in French). Éditions Canaille.
  6. ^ Besnainou, Alex (1996). "Le Massacre des innocents". Le Matricule des anges (in French). Archived from the original on 17 September 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Jean-Jacques Reboux, Castro, c'est trop !". lelitteraire.com (in French). 9 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ^ Dabitch, Christophe (2000). "Pour l'amour de Pénélope, Moulard premier épisode". Le Matricule des anges (in French). Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. ^ Waintrop, Edouard (20 January 2000). "Qui est Moulard?Jean-Jacques Reboux, Pour l'amour de Pénélope L'Aube, 328 pp., 49 F Le Massacre des innocents Folio policier, 494 pp, 45 F." Libération (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  10. ^ Dabitch, Christophe (March 2000). "Moulard superstar ?". Le Matricule des anges (in French). Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  11. ^ "L'Opus Dei joue les vierges effarouchées". L'Humanité (in French). 21 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  12. ^ Artus, Hubert (13 October 2007). "L'Opus Dei s'en prend à un éditeur indépendant (suite)". Rue89 (in French). Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Catherine Fradier intente un procès aux éditions Après la Lune". http://jeanjacquesreboux.blogspot.com/ (in French). 2 October 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  14. ^ "Il se prend pour le " pauvre con " du Salon de l'agriculture". Le Parisien (in French). 28 January 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  15. ^ Polloni, Camille (15 February 2011). "Sarkozy et le Salon de l'Agriculture: Fernand Buron nous prend pour des pov'cons". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  16. ^ Reboux, Jean-Jacques (8 November 2016). "Comment j'ai fêté l'anniversaire de Sarkozy en garde à vue". Rue89 (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Nouvel outrage de "Casse-toi pauv con"". Europe 1 (in French). 28 January 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  18. ^ Leprince, Chloé (23 October 2008). "Les visages de l'outrage : enquête sur un délit en vogue". Rue89 (in French). Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Peut-on encore parler aux policiers ? Peut-on encore comparer Sarkozy à Pétain ? Sans risquer l'outrage..." Tribune outrage (in French). 24 July 2006.
  20. ^ Leprince, Chloé (4 November 2016). "Les outrageurs cherchent le " pov " con » de Sarkozy". Rue89 (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Comment je me suis fait entuber par Yasmina Khadra (pour solde de tout compte)". jeanjacquesreboux.blogspot.com (in French). 18 April 2014.
  22. ^ "Le procès-spectacle de Henri Guaino". L'Humanité (in French). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  23. ^ Vulliet, Margaux (14 July 2021). "Jean-Jacques Reboux, écrivain originaire de la Mayenne, est décédé". Ouest-France (in French). Madré. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Chômeurs, qu'attendez-vous pour disparaître ?". Réseau Solidaire d'Allocataires (in French). 26 May 2007. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  25. ^ Solym, Clément (15 February 2011). "Fernand Buron, victime du Casse-toi pov' con... écrit un livre". ActuaLitté [fr] (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Dissous, ris et dégomme !". Le Poulpe (in French).
  27. ^ "Ben Laden a tué Mamie Dupré, par Jean-Jacques Reboux". L'Humanité (in French). 2 August 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  28. ^ "T'as de la chance qu'il soit pas président !" (PDF). Éditions Après la Lune (in French). 29 October 2008.
  29. ^ ""Donnez-moi un mouchoir, je vais me reposer"". jeanjacquesreboux.blogspot.com (in French). 5 November 2013.
  30. ^ ""C'est sans danger", nouvelle écrite pour le 13e festival polar Mauves-en-Noir". jeanjacquesreboux.blogspot.com (in French). 27 March 2014.
  31. ^ "Je suis partout (les derniers jours de Nicolas Sarkozy), un roman de Jean-Jacques Reboux (2010)". jesuispartout2010.blogspot.com/ (in French). July 2011.
  32. ^ Prolongeau, Hubert (6 June 2019). "A Paris, l'écrivain Jean-Jacques Reboux lance un festival pour que vive son livre". Télérama (in French). Paris. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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