Jacques Fux

Jacques Fux
Born (1977-07-09) 9 July 1977 (age 49)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
EducationFederal University of Minas Gerais
OccupationsWriter, Professor
Writing career
GenresFiction, Nonfiction, Children, Mathematics
Notable worksAntitherapies, Nobel, Meshugá

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:

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

Alice no País das Maravilhas & Através do espelho e o que Alice viu por lá

Selected Works

Translations

Several of Fux’s works have been translated into several languages, including English, Spanish, Hebrew, and Italian.

Title Original Publication Languages Translated Years Translated Translator
Antitherapias (Antitherapies) 2012 Hebrew 2019 Dalit Lahav-Durst
Spanish 2019 Rafael Climent-Espino
English 2026 Ana Cecilia Carvalho, Hal Reames,  and Regina Igel
Herança 2022 Italian 2023 Vincenzo Barca
As Coisas de que Não me Lembro, sou 2022 English Hillary Auker
Meshugá 2016 Italian 2019 Vincenzo Barca
O enigma do infinito 2020 Spanish 2024 Rafael Climent-Espino

Translation Work

Fux has co-translated several books including:

References

  1. 1 2 ""Astrophysicist" by Jacques Fux, translated from Portuguese by Elton Uliana". 128 LIT. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  2. 1 2 "I Am What I Can't Remember - Asymptote". www.asymptotejournal.com. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  3. ↑ https://herder.com.mx/en/autores-writers/jacques-fux
  4. ↑ "Jacques Fux". University of New Mexico Press. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Jacques Fux – RHJ" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  6. 1 2 ""אנטיתרפיות": יצירה סוחפת שמקפצת בין פושעים נאצים, אמהות יהודיות ואהובות שיקסות". Haaretz הארץ (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  7. ↑ "Antiterapias - Jacques Fux". Recanto das Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  8. ↑ "Antitherapies | Jewish Book Council". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  9. ↑ "Prêmio Jabuti: confira os livros vencedores de cada categoria". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  10. ↑ Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. "Escritor Jacques Fux participa de oficina 'Divertimentos Literários', no 19º Enfoque de Letras". Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2025-06-13. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  11. ↑ "Ménage literário, Literary menage, Ménage literario (Livro + DVD) • Relicário Edições". Relicário Edições (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  12. ↑ "Alice no País das Maravilhas". Antofágica (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  13. ↑ Carroll, Lewis; Cianelli, Giovanna; Prince, Barbara; Rebello, Victoria (2023-08-29). Rodrigues, Isabel (ed.). Alice no País das Maravilhas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Translated by Jannarelli, Roberto. Caetano W. Galindo. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Editora Antofágica LTDA. ISBN 978-65-80210-19-0.
  14. ↑ by. "Jacques Fux". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  15. 1 2 "Rafael Climent-Espino | Modern Languages and Cultures | Baylor University". mlc.artsandsciences.baylor.edu. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  16. ↑ "Antitherapies". blackwells.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  17. ↑ Fux, Jacques. "Eredità - Jacques Fux - Casa Editrice Giuntina". www.giuntina.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  18. ↑ Fux, Jacques. "Sulla follia ebraica - Jacques Fux - Casa Editrice Giuntina". www.giuntina.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  19. ↑ Foster, Hal (2003). Design and crime : and other diatribes. Internet Archive. London ; New York : Verso. ISBN 978-1-85984-453-3.
  20. 1 2 "Design e crime (e outras diatribes)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  21. ↑ Synergia. "Editora UFMG". www.editoraufmg.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  22. ↑ "Cosmopolitan Desires". Northwestern University Press. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  23. ↑ Flaubert, Gustave (2025-07-17). Bouvard e Pécuchet (in Brazilian Portuguese). Translated by Fux, Jacques; Santos, Fernanda Ferreira dos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: 7 Letras. ISBN 978-65-5905-914-0.
  24. ↑ "Bouvard e Pécuchet". Editora 7Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-09-13.

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