Michel Tauriac
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
- 1983 Prix Claude-Farrère
- 1986 Prix Pierre Mille du journalisme
- 2000 Prix Dupleix
- 2004 Prix Saint-Simon
- Commander of the Legion of Honor
- Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite
- Member of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Works (selection)
- Fiction
- Les yeux bridés. Novel . La Table Ronde, Paris 1968.
- La vie sans fin. Novel . La Table Ronde, Paris 1979.
- La catastrophe. Novel . La Table Ronde, Paris 1982, ISBN 2-7103-0102-4 .
- La fleur de la passion. Novel . La Table Ronde, Paris 1983, ISBN 2-7103-0160-1 .
- Jade. Novel . Gallimard, Paris 1987, ISBN 2-07-037889-6 . 1995, ISBN 2-260-01334-1 .
- Évangeline. Novel . Julliard, Paris 1995, ISBN 2-260-01334-1 .
- La nuit du têt. Novel . Plon, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-259-19220-3 .
- 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
- ↑ Michel Tauriac, journalist et historien, est mort
- ↑ Named after Claude Farrère (1876–1957).
- ↑ Named after Pierre Mille (1864–1941).
- ↑ Named after Joseph François Dupleix (1697–1763).
- ↑ Named after Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675–1755).
- ↑ Arose after extensive discussions with Philippe de Gaulle.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tauriac, Michel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tauriac-Lenfant, Michel (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French journalist, editor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1927 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 2013 |