Jean-Claude Lamy (born 3 August 1941) was a French journalist, writer and publisher.

Biography

He was born in

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in the Drôme department. As a journalist, Jean-Claude Lamy joined '' France-Soir'' in the 60s where he stayed over thirty years. There he met Pierre Lazareff and wrote the first biography of the famous newspapers director. In addition, he was also a chronicler at '' Le Figaro'', through which he met the great writers of his time ( Hervé Bazin, Marguerite Duras, Albert Cohen, Marguerite Yourcenar, François Nourissier, etc.) of whom he realized the portraits through interviews. Since 2001, Jean-Claude Lamy is a columnist at the '' Midi Libre''. In the 1970s, Jean-Claude Lamy became a close friend of Françoise Sagan. The novelist confided her memories, and he wrote, with her agreement and complicity, an important biography, ''Françoise Sagan, une légende'' (Mercure de France). Passionate about publishing, and , in particular the adventures of Arsène Lupin and Rouletabille, he created the "Cercle Gaston Leroux" with the daughter of the author of the ''Mystère de la chambre jaune''. Among the first members were Jacques and Pierre Prévert, who later inspired him a new book, which was crowned by the Goncourt of biography in 2008. In 2011, he was one of the members of the jury of the Prix Françoise Sagan., p.2.

Works (selection)

*1972: ''Au petit bonheur la Chambre'', with Marc Kunstlé, cartoons by

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éditions Julliard Éditions Julliard is a French publishing house. It was founded in 1942 by René Julliard. Julliard was known as a discoverer and publisher of talents, in particular Françoise Sagan and Jean d'Ormesson. After Julliard's death in July 1962, the ...

*2000: ''La Belle Inconnue'', Éditions du Rocher, prix François-Billetdoux *2001: ''La Guerre, mademoiselle'', Éditions du Rocher, prix de la ville d'Étretat *2002: ''Mac Orlan : l'aventurier immobile'', Albin Michel, *2003: ''Gaston Leroux ou le vrai Rouletabille. Une biographie suivie de Six histoires épouvantables'', Éditions du Rocher - *2004: ''Brassens, le mécréant de Dieu'', Albin Michel, *2006: ''La Comédie des livres'', Albin Michel, *2008: ''Bernard Buffet, le samouraï'', Albin Michel, *2008: ''Prévert, les frères amis'', Albin Michel, *2011: ''Et Dieu créa les femmes : Brigitte, Françoise, Annabel et les autres'', Albin Michel, *2012: ''Éloge du non'', Monaco-Paris, France, Le Rocher, *2013: ''Le Mystère de la chambre Jeanne Calment'', Fayard, *2013: ''Le Miroir de la Grande Guerre'', Éditions Anne Carrière, *2014: Éditeur et préfacier des mémoires posthumes de Robert Sabatier, ''Je vous quitte en vous embrassant bien fort, Albin Michel, *2015: ''Chez Brassens. Légende d'un poète éternel'', Monaco-Paris, France, Le Rocher,

References

External links

Jean Claude Lamy
on Apostrophes (video)

on France Culture
''Et Dieu créa les femmes de Jean-Claude Lamy''
on ''

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