Personal Info
Known For:
Writing
Birthday:
April 17, 1953
Place of Birth:
Casablanca, Morocco
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Pierre Assouline
Biography
Pierre Assouline (born 17 April 1953) is a French writer and journalist. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco to a Jewish family. He has published several novels and biographies, and also contributes articles for the print media and broadcasts for radio.
As a biographer, he has covered a diverse and eclectic range of subjects, including: Henri Cartier-Bresson, the legendary photographer; Marcel Dassault, the aeronautics pioneer; Gaston Gallimard, the publisher; Hergé, the creator of The Adventures of Tintin; Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, the art dealer; Georges Simenon, the detective novelist and creator of Inspector Maigret.
Several of these books have been translated into English and the Henri Cartier-Bresson biography has been translated into Chinese.
As a journalist, Assouline has worked for the leading French publications Lire and Le Nouvel Observateur. He also publishes a blog, "La république des livres".
Assouline was the editor of La Révolution Wikipédia, a collection of essays by postgraduate journalism students under his supervision. Assouline contributed the preface.
On 7 January 2007, Assouline published a blog post criticizing the Wikipedia entry on the Dreyfus Affair.
Source: Article "Pierre Assouline" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Simenon est Maigret | |
| 2019 | Renoir and the Girl with a Blue Ribbon | |
| 2017 | The Clouzot Scandal | Self |
| 2015 | Les vendredis d'Apostrophes | Self |
| 2012 | Victor Hugo : la face cachée du grand homme | Pierre Assouline |
| 2011 | Le procès Céline | |
| 1995 | Le Petit Vingtième : le siècle de Tintin | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Rembob'Ina | Self |
| 1998 | Vivement dimanche | Self |
| 1975 | Apostrophes | Self |