▁diplom at ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁U pp s ala , ▁a ▁job ▁obtained ▁through ▁his ▁acquaint ance ▁with ▁historian ▁of ▁religion ▁Georges ▁Dum é zil . ▁At ▁U pp s ala ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Re ader ▁in ▁French ▁language ▁and ▁literature , ▁while ▁simultaneously ▁working ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁M aison ▁de ▁France , ▁thus ▁opening ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁cultural - di plom atic ▁career . ▁Although ▁finding ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁adjust ▁to ▁the ▁" N ord ic ▁glo om " ▁and ▁long ▁winter s , ▁he ▁developed ▁close ▁friend ships ▁with ▁two ▁French men , ▁bio chem ist ▁Jean - Fran çois ▁Mi quel ▁and ▁phys ic ist ▁Jacques ▁Pap et - L ép ine , ▁and ▁entered ▁into ▁rom antic ▁and ▁sexual ▁relationships ▁with ▁various ▁men . ▁In ▁U pp s ala , ▁he ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁heavy ▁alco hol ▁consumption ▁and ▁reck less ▁driving ▁in ▁his ▁new ▁J agu ar ▁car . ▁In ▁spring ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Bar ra qué ▁broke ▁from ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Fou ca ult , ▁announ cing ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁" vert igo ▁of ▁mad ness ". ▁In ▁U pp s ala , ▁Fou ca ult ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁spare ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁university ' s ▁Carolina ▁Red iv iva ▁library , ▁making ▁use ▁of ▁their ▁Bibli othe ca ▁W aller iana ▁collection ▁of ▁texts ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁medicine ▁for ▁his ▁on going ▁research . ▁Fin ishing ▁his ▁doctor al ▁th esis , ▁Fou