Jean Audureau (1932–2001) was a French writer and playwright known for the whimsey of his work.
[1] Jean Audureau was born in Cholet, France.
He wrote his first play La Réception in 1956, and began his career in earnest in 1966 with À Memphis il y a un homme d’une force prodigieuse.
He continued his success with Le Jeune Homme (1970), La Lève (1975) and Félicité (1983).
More contemporary plays include Katherine Barker (1993), À l’image d’Hélène (1996) and L’Élégant Profil d’une Bugatti sous la lune (2002).