Jacques Rigaut

Jacques Rigaut (December 30, 1898-November 9, 1929) was a French surrealist poet. Born in Paris, he was part of the Dadaist movement. His works frequently talked about suicide and he came to regard its successful completeion as his occupation. In 1929 at the age of 30, as he had announced, Rigaut shot himself, using a ruler to be sure the bullet would pass through his heart. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_n11_v83/ai_17611362]

He is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.

Rigaut's works include:
* "Agence Générale du Suicide"
* "Et puis merde!"
* "Papiers Posthumes"
* "Lord Patchogue"

His suicide has inspired the book "Le Feu Follet" from Pierre Drieu la Rochelle. The movie "The Fire Within" from Louis Malle is based on this book.

References

* "4 Dada Suicides: Selected Texts of Arthur Cravan, Jacques Rigaut, Julien Torma & Jacques Vache" (Anti-Classics of Dada) by Jacques Rigaut, Julien Torma, Jacques Vache, and Arthur Cravan. Roger Conover (Editor), Terry J. Hale (Editor), Paul Lenti (Editor), Iain White (Editor). (1995) Atlas Press ISBN 0-947757-74-0

* "Jacques Rigaut, portrait tiré" Laurent Cirelli (1998) Dilettante publishers ISBN 2-84263-016-5 (French language)

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Notes

(1) Steve Watson, '4 Dada Suicides: Selected Texts of Arthur Cravan, Jacques Rigaut, Julien Torma and Jacques Vache. - book reviews', "Art in America", November 1995