Michaël GLÜCK, born in 1946 in Paris (son of immigrants from Eastern Europe), is a writer, poet, playwright, and translator.

The author builds his literary work on the themes of exile and connection.

He taught literature and philosophy from 1969 to 1983, worked as a reader and translator in publishing (Flammarion, Jean-Michel Place, 1980-1982), and was director of the Municipal Cultural Center and then of the Théâtre la Colonne in Miramas (1985-1989). He has collaborated extensively with theater, dance, puppetry, visual arts, and music.

He received grants from the Centre National des Lettres in 1981 and 2000, and a grant for theater directorship in 1997. He also received a writing grant from the D.M.D.T.S. 2000

Artistic Collaborations

Theater: Narrative Theater (Gislaine Drahy), La Jacquerie (Alain Mollot), La Chrysalide (F. Coupat, D. Pouthier), Le Temps de dire (P. Fructus), Juin 88 (M. Heydorff), Adesso e sempre (J. Bouffier), L’Atalante (C. Hugel), Cie Amédée (Flavio Polizzy), Labyrinthes (J-M. Bourg), Comédie de Saint-Etienne

Dance: Cie Raphaël Djaïm, Cie M. Ettori, Compagnie Artefact (M. Vincent)

Puppets: Eidolon (Pupella/Nogues), A ciel ouvert (Catherine Humbert)

Visual Arts: Numerous and regular collaborations with painters.

Music by F. Royon Le Mée, B. Schrader, A. Tovi, S. Monségu, E. Guennou, M. Vidal, H. d’Artois, M-A Pérez-Ramirez, R. Dubugnon, M. Lockett, and Philippe Schoeller

Film and video by Mohamed Bouamari and Andrew Kötting

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Literary Awards

Creators' Prize (1981)

Antonin Artaud Prize (2004)

Recent Publication

Call Me Ferns. Tipaza Editions ©2023. This book brings together four previously unpublished collections by Michaël Glück, all of which explore the theme of exile, so dear to the poet, in different ways.