Jacques Fux (born 1977) is a Brazilian writer. He was born in Belo Horizonte. He has a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from Federal University of Minas Gerais, a Master's degree in Computer Sciences from UFMG, and a PhD in Comparative Literature from UFMG. In 2010, he received a PhD in French Language, Culture and Literature from UFMG. He completed postdoctoral work in Literary Theory at UNICAMP (State University of Campinas) from 2011 to 2013. In 2013, he completed additional postdoctoral work in Comparative Literature at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Dr. Fux also went on to become a visiting scholar at Harvard University in Romance Language and Literature from 2012 to 2014; his studies there were sponsored by the writer Susan Suleiman.
Fux has published more than twenty books. His first novel Antiterapias (2012) was widely acclaimed and won the prestigious São Paulo Literary Prize. Other books include: Brochadas: confissões sexuais de um jovem escritor (2015) Literature and Mathematics: Jorge Luis Borges, Georges Perec e o OULIPO (2016) Meshugá: um romance sobre a loucura (2016) Nobel (2018) https://herder.com.mx/en/autores-writers/jacques-fux
Career
Reception Fux’s novel Antitherapies was widely acclaimed and received the prestigious São Paulo Prize for Literature in 2013. Haaretz described his observations in Antitherapies as “original and funny” and added: his “convoluting stream of consciousness is breathtaking”. Márcio Seligmann-Silva, winner of the Prêmio Jabuti in literary criticism, wrote that Fux's work Antitherapies is to be considered eloquent proof that Fux is representative of the best qualities in the newer Brazilian authors. Translated into English in 2026, Antitherapies has been hailed a "breathless narrative with a biting humor." by author and journalist Anna Stolley Persky for the Jewish Book Council:"Fux’ work of autofiction, essentially a fictionalized memoir, is rich with irresistibly rhythmic prose and thought-provoking musings. Cleverly told through twenty-one “anti-therapeutic” stream-of-consciousness sessions, the novel chronicles how Fux, as narrator and main character, considered a variety of careers and life paths. With each session, Fux weaves in the tension between cultural assimilation and Jewish identity, as well as how the trauma of the Holocaust weighs heavily on generations of Jews in the diaspora."Fux’s book “Nunca vou te perdoar por ter me obrigado a te esquecer” (I will never forgive you for having made me forget) was nominated for the Prêmio Jabuti, which is considered to be the most prestigious literature award in Brazil, for the Romance Literário (Literary Novel) category, and was a finalist for the award in 2024. Prior to becoming a finalist, Fux was a semifinalist for the Prêmio Jabuti for his children's book, O Enigma do Infinito.
Additional Honors Fux's 2015 novel Brochadas: Confissões Sexuais de um Jovem Escritor, won an honorable mention in the Prêmio Cidade de Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte City Literary Prize), and his 2016 novel, Meshugá won the Prêmio Manaus de Literatura.
Collaborations Fux has participated in many collaborations with other authors and artists, including the following:
Ménage literário, Literary menage, Ménage literario
Published in 2020, this avant-garde multimedia book, written in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, includes a short story, followed by a critique of the story written by Rodrigo Lopes de Barros, and a short movie based on the written story directed by Lopes de Barros.
Alice no País das Maravilhas & Através do espelho e o que Alice viu por lá
This 2023 Portuguese translation of Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, features afterwords by several authors and experts, including Fux.
Selected Works
Antiterapias (2012) Brochadas: confissões sexuais de um jovem escritor (2015) Meshugá (2016) Literatura e Matemática: Jorge Luis Borges, Georges Perec e o OULIPO (2016) Nobel (2018) Georges Perec: a psicanálise nos jogos e traumas de uma criança de guerra (2019) O enigma do infinito (2020) As Coisas de que Não me Lembro, sou (2022) Herança (2022) Nunca vou te perdoar por você ter me obrigado a te esquecer (2023) O tempo dá um tempo (2024) Um Labirinto Labiríntico (2024) Circenses (2025) Uma Impostora Em Harvard (2025) Guernica: A Arte Em Busca Da Paz (2026) Sertão-Veneza: Retornos e Travessias Roseanas (2026)
Translations Several of Fux’s works have been translated into several languages, including English, Spanish, Hebrew, and Italian. +TitleOriginal PublicationLanguages TranslatedYears TranslatedTranslatorAntitherapias (Antitherapies)2012Hebrew2019Dalit Lahav-DurstSpanish2019Rafael Climent-EspinoEnglish2026Ana Cecilia Carvalho, Hal Reames, and Regina IgelHerança2022Italian2023Vincenzo BarcaAs Coisas de que Não me Lembro, sou2022EnglishHillary AukerMeshugá2016Italian2019Vincenzo BarcaO enigma do infinito 2020Spanish2024Rafael Climent-Espino
Translation Work Fux has co-translated several books including:
(2016). Design e Crime. Belo Horizonte: Editora UFMG. Originally published (Design and Crime) in English in 2002 by Hal Foster, Fux co-translated this work into Portuguese in 2016 with Alcione Cunha. (2025). Desejos Cosmopolitas. Belo Horizonte: Editora UFMG. Published in 2014 as Cosmopolitan Desires in English by Mariano Siskind, this was co-translated into Portuguese by Fux and Alcione Cunha in 2025. (2025). Bouvard e Pécuchet. Rio de Janeiro: Editora 7 Letras. Written by Gustave Flaubert and published in 1881 after his death in the original French, this was co-translated by Jacques Fux and Fernanda Ferreira dos Santos into Portuguese in 2025.
References
External Links Jacques Fux on Instagram
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