Biography
Bertrand Poirot-Delpech (10 February 1929, Paris – 14 November 2006) was a French journalist, essayist and novelist. He was elected to the Académie française on 10 April 1986. He is the father of writer Julie Wolkenstein.
Poirot-Delpech came from a family of academics and doctors. His ancestors included several surgeons. His father died in 1940.
He attended Stanislas and Louis-le-Grand secondary schools, completing his khâgne at the latter.
At the age of 22, he began his career as a journalist with Le Monde. He successively had charge of several sections: the university column (1951–1955), the "Great Trials" column (1956–1959) and the theatre criticism section (1960–1971). In 1972, he took over as a reviewer for the "Monde des Livres". Beginning in 1989, he wrote a weekly column in Le Monde.
Bertrand Poirot-Delpech chaired the Syndicat de la Critique Dramatique (1970–1972) and he was a member of the reading committee of the Comédie-Française.
In addition to several published novels, he wrote screenplays for television and the cinema.
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1929-02-10
Deathday2006-11-14 (77 years old)
Birth Place7th arrondissement of Paris, France
RelationshipsClaire Bretécher (1979-01-01 - 1983-01-01)
ChildrenMatthieu Poirot-Delpech, Julie Wolkenstein
CitizenshipsFrance
AwardsCommander of the Legion of Honour, Prix Interallié, Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, Commander of the National Order of Merit
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