Pierre Assouline
Known for Writing · 10 credits
- Born
- 1953-04-17 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Casablanca, Morocco
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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (7)
The Clouzot Scandal
2017
as Self
Le Petit Vingtième : le siècle de Tintin
1995
as Self
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
2015
as Self
Victor Hugo : la face cachée du grand homme
2012
as Pierre Assouline
Simenon est Maigret
2023
as Self
Renoir and the Girl with a Blue Ribbon
2019
Le procès Céline
2011
About Pierre Assouline
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 deal… With 10 credits spanning from 1975 to 2023, Pierre Assouline has appeared in 7 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Pierre Assouline Movies
- The Clouzot Scandal (2017) — as Self
- Le Petit Vingtième : le siècle de Tintin (1995) — as Self
- Les vendredis d'Apostrophes (2015) — as Self
- Victor Hugo : la face cachée du grand homme (2012) — as Pierre Assouline
- Simenon est Maigret (2023) — as Self
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