- Jean Lacouture
Jean Lacouture (born
June 9 ,1921 inBordeaux ,France ) is ajournalist ,historian andauthor . He is particularly famous for his biographies.Biography
Jean Lacouture began his career in
journalism in 1950 in "Combat " as diplomatic redactor. He joined "Le Monde " in 1951. In 1953, he worked inCairo for "France Soir ", before returning to "Le Monde " as director for the overseas services, and "grand reporter" (the highest title in Frenchjournalism ) until 1975.Politically engaged on the Left, Lacouture supported
decolonisation , and Mitterrand from 1981. He worked for the "Nouvel Observateur ", and "L'Histoire ". He is interviewed in the 1968 documentary film about theVietnam War entitled "In the Year of the Pig ".Lacouture was also director for publication at "Seuil", one of the main French editors, form 1961 to 1982, and professor at the IEP of Paris between 1969 and 1972.
He is mainly known to the public because of his biographies, including the lives of
Ho Chi Minh , Nasser,Léon Blum , De Gaulle,François Mauriac ,Pierre Mendès-France , Mitterrand,Montesquieu ,Montaigne ,Malraux ,Germaine Tillion ,Champollion ,Rivière ,Stendhal and Kennedy.A dedicated music lover, Lacouture is also president of a society of devotees of
Georges Bizet .Works
(incomplete list)
* "Jesuits: A Multibiography" ISBN 1-887178-60-0
* De Gaulle
** "De Gaulle: The Rebel 1890-1944" ISBN 0-393-30999-1
** "De Gaulle: The Ruler 1945-1970" ISBN 0-393-31000-0
* "Robert Capa" ISBN 0-679-72336-6
* "Ho Chi Minh: A Political Biography." ISBN 0-394-70215-8
* "Vietnam: Between two truces" ASIN B0006D759K
* "Montaigne à Cavalo" ISBN 85-01-04759-7
* "Pierre Mendes France" ISBN 0-8419-0856-7
* "The demigods: Charismatic leadership in the third world" ISBN 0-394-42194-9
* "Nasser: A biography" ISBN 0-394-46625-X
* "Léon Blum" ISBN 0-8419-0776-5
* "J.F. Kennedy" ISBN 2-09-754229-8
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