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1967 Interview with Louis Aragon by Jacques Henric Republished

publication · 2026-04-24

In September 1967, Jacques Henric interviewed Louis Aragon for the communist weekly France-Nouvelle, where Henric served as literary critic, coinciding with the release of Aragon's novel Blanche ou l'oubli published by Gallimard. Artpress magazine later reprinted extensive excerpts from this interview in its July-August 1994 issue (number 193), alongside critical essays on Aragon by Philippe Muray, Chantal Thomas, and Philippe Forest.

Key facts

  • Interview conducted in September 1967
  • Interviewer: Jacques Henric
  • Interviewee: Louis Aragon
  • Occasion: publication of Aragon's novel Blanche ou l'oubli
  • Publisher of novel: Gallimard
  • Original publication: France-Nouvelle
  • Henric was literary critic for France-Nouvelle
  • Reprinted in Artpress issue 193 (July-August 1994)
  • Accompanying essays by Philippe Muray, Chantal Thomas, Philippe Forest

Entities

Artists

  • Louis Aragon

Institutions

  • Gallimard
  • France-Nouvelle
  • Artpress

Sources