Michel Tauriac

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Michel Tauriac , actually Michel Tauriac-Lenfant (born June 21, 1927 - December 26, 2013 ) was a French journalist, editor and writer.

Life

Tauriac volunteered for the army and fought in the Indochina War . In 1950 he returned to France and immediately got a job as a foreign correspondent. The focus of his work was on the Middle East and Indochina .

He wrote for newspapers and magazines such as Paris-Presse , Journal du Combattant and France Dimanche . At the latter he also acted as editor-in-chief for some time. He later switched to radio and television. He worked for RTL , France Inter and Radio France . Tauriac reached the peak of his career in 1989 when he was appointed General Manager of Radio France. In 1991 he gave up this post and slowly withdrew into private life.

reception

Tauriac was an unconditional partisan and admirer of Charles de Gaulle and his politics. This can also be seen in his non-fiction books, which actually only know this one topic.

Tauriac was President of the Association des écrivains combattants and Honorary President of the Association France-Louisiane . He was also an important member of the Fondation Charles de Gaulle and the Académie des Sciences d'Outre-Mer .

Honors

Works (selection)

Fiction
Non-fiction
  • Les 30 jours qui ont fait De Gaulle . Éditions Economica, Paris 2001.
  • De Gaulle, mon père. Entretien . Plon, Paris 2003, ISBN 2-259-20089-3 .
  • Vivre avec De Gaulle. Les derniers témoins racontent l'homme . Plon, Paris 2008, ISBN 978-2-259-20721-8 .
  • Dictionnaire amoureux de Gaulle . Plon, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-259-21040-9 .
  • De Gaulle avant de Gaulle. La construction d'un homme . Plonn, Paris 2013, ISBN 978-2-259-21657-9 .

Footnotes

  1. Michel Tauriac, journalist et historien, est mort
  2. Named after Claude Farrère (1876–1957).
  3. Named after Pierre Mille (1864–1941).
  4. Named after Joseph François Dupleix (1697–1763).
  5. Named after Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675–1755).
  6. Arose after extensive discussions with Philippe de Gaulle.