Jean-Jacques Greif (born in Paris in 1944) is a French journalist and writer. He has written for the magazine ''

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'' for thirty years.

Biography

Greif was born in Paris in 1944, while his father, Lonek (later Lėon-Jacques), was being held in

Auschwitz Auschwitz concentration camp ( (); also or ) was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It con ...

, having been arrested soon after Greif was conceived. Lonek survived the concentration camp, and told his son stories of his time there, which inspired some of Greif's novels. He is the oldest brother of composer–pianist

Olivier Greif Olivier Greif (3 January 1950, Paris – 13 May 2000, Paris) was a French composer of Polish-Jewish parentage. His father was an Auschwitz survivor, which led Greif to compose a number of Holocaust-themed works, including ''Todesfuge'' and ''Let ...

(1950-2000) and the editor of his brother's journal published in 2019. Initially employed as an engineer, he went on to become a

copywriter Copywriting is the act or occupation of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of marketing. The product, called copy or sales copy, is written content that aims to increase brand awareness and ultimately persuade a person or ...

for an advertising company. He and his wife founded a school, and for a time he taught French and Physics In 1975, he started working as a journalist for ''

'' magazine and carried on until 2011. His first book for teenagers was published in 1996, and he has gone on to write 16.

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greif, Jean-Jacques 1944 births Living people Writers from Paris French journalists 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists French children's writers French male novelists 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers