Jacques Spitz

Jacques Spitz (1 October 1896, in Nemours [now Ghazaouet, Algeria] – 16 January 1963, in Paris) was a French novelist.

[1][2] Cynical, ironic, often pessimist, influenced by Surrealism, his style is reminiscent of Pierre Boulle's.

However, some of his works has been translated into Italian: L'œil du purgatoire, L'Homme Élastique, La Guerre des Mouches, and Les Signaux du Soleil (the latter being published in 2009).

At least one novel was translated into Swedish: L'Agonie du Globe (När jorden rämnade, 1937).

Two of his novels were translated into Greek: Les Évadés de l'an 4000 (Οι Δραπέτες του 4.000 μΧ, 1971) and L'Expérience du Dr. Mops (Κραυγή από το Μέλλον, 1971) His masterworks are considered to be La guerre des mouches, L'homme élastique, and L'œil du purgatoire.