“Anyway, my personal life is not at all interesting. If somebody thinks that my work cannot be understood without reference to such and such a part of my life, I accept to consider the question. I am ready to answer if I agree. As far as my personal life is uninteresting, it is not worthwhile making a secret of it. By the same token, it may not be worthwhile publicizing it.”
Michel Foucault, an Interview with Stephen Riggins, Toronto, 1982.
To introduce Michel Foucault, the biography presented here is as short as possible, focus is rather on his intellectual portrait, outlined in an interview, some quotes from a video (Mal Faire), and an analysis by historian P.Veyne. A comprehensive bibliography lists all known publications.