Philippe Lançon () is a journalist working for the French satirical weekly newspaper '' Charlie Hebdo'', who was wounded in the terrorist attack perpetrated against that publication on 7 January 2015.

Work

Lançon works primarily for other French publications, specializing in literature. He is a weekly contributor to ''Charlie Hebdo''. Lançon also wrote for '' Libération'', a newspaper in France, and is a critic on Latin American writings. He is also an educator on

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

and

Latin American literature Latin American literature consists of the oral and written literature of Latin America in several languages, particularly in Spanish, Portuguese, and the indigenous languages of the Americas. It rose to particular prominence globally during the ...

, having been a guest speaker at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

on occasion. In the Fall of 2015 he was expected to teach a course at Princeton titled "Writers and Dictators in Latin America."

Publications

*1998: Monography on the artist Jean Daviot, Victoire éditions, Paris *2004: *2011: *2016: Preface to ''La Légèreté'', by Catherine Meurisse, Dargaud, April 2016 *2013: ''L'Élan'', Paris,

éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (; formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961) is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by Gast ...

, series "Blanche", *2018: ''Le Lambeau'', Paris, éditions Gallimard, series "Blanche", 2018, 512 pages.

Terrorist attack

Lançon was attending a weekly meeting of ''Charlie Hebdo'' at the time of the attack on 7 January 2015. He was wounded in the face by rifle fire and was left in critical condition, but ultimately survived his injuries. Once assured of his survival after long medical treatment and therapy, he wrote his story in the book ''Le Lambeau'' '' hreds', for which he received two literary prizes in France.

Decorations

* Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2015)

Honours

In 2012, he was awarded the

Prix Henri de Régnier The Prix Henri de Régnier awarded by the Académie française is an annual prize to support literary creation established in 1994 by grouping of the prizes of the foundations Aubry-Vitet, Bonardi, Pierre de Régnier, Xavier Marnier, Monbinne, Pier ...

of the Académie française for his work ''Les Îles''. In 2013, he received the Jean-Luc Lagardère award for Journalist of the Year. In 2018, he was awarded the

Prix Femina The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine '' La Vie heureuse'' (today known as '' Femina''). The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury. They reward French-language works writte ...

and the

Prix Renaudot The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot () is a French literary award. History The prize was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt. While not officially related to the ...

Jury's Special Prize for his autobiographical book ''Le Lambeau''.

References

20th-century French journalists 21st-century French journalists French literary critics Charlie Hebdo people 1963 births Living people French male non-fiction writers French shooting survivors Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Prix Femina winners {{France-journalist-stub