Jean Bothorel

Jean Bothorel (12 May 1940) is a French journalist and the author of many books. He is a former editor at ''Le Figaro''. He was the 1993 winner of the Prix Goncourt de la Biographie.

Career

Bothorel is a journalist. He first worked for ''L'Expansion'', followed by '' La Vie'' and ''Le Matin de Paris''. In 1986, he joined ''Le Figaro'' as an editor. He was fired a decade later because of the publication of ''Le Bal des vautours'', in which he criticized senior editors Franz-Olivier Giesbert and Alain Peyrefitte.

Bothorel is the author of many books. He co-authored a book with President Pierre Mendès-France and authored three biographies of President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. He also co-authored a book with French politician Raymond Barre and another one with Guinean President Alpha Condé. He authored biographies of French businessmen François Pinault and Vincent Bolloré. Additionally, he authored a novel, ''Le désir et la mort''. He received the Prix Goncourt de la Biographie for his biography work ''Louise de Vilmorin'' in 1993.

Jean Bothorel has also been widely criticized in the media for a number of articles published in the Figaro which accused some political parties or personalities based on lies and total absence of facts. In a recent publications, the author praise the Bolloré family (a French billionaire) with the publication of "Vincent Bolloré, une histoire de famille", raising suspicion on his supporters'motives.

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External links

Jean Bothorel
on data.bnf.fr

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