Born in Monthey, Valais, Benoziglio stuided at the University of Lausanne (UL), beforing droping out. Among the features of Benoziglios works include: black humor and influences of the Nouveau roman and Oulipo.
Jean-Luc Benoziglio died on 5 December 2013, aged 72, in Paris, France, where he had lived since 1967.






