Introduction: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Jacques Jouet (But Were Afraid To Ask)

Once again, with this special section on Jacques Jouet, SubStance returns to a format it practiced in its early years, introducing the work of a writer whom it feels deserving of broader recognition among readers of contemporary literature. As Sydney Lévy put it in a recent issue, there are only two rules to be observed here: first, that the author work with the journal in order to shape the dossier; second, that the author figure among the contributors.