Jean-François Josselin was a French writer and journalist. He was born in Brest in 1939. He worked at the periodicals ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was the author of books such as ''L'Enfer et compagnie'' (

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1982), ''La Mer au large, Encore un instant'' (1992), and ''Les petites horreurs'' (1997). He also wrote a play in 1993, titled ''La fortune du pot'', and a biography of

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in 1995. He was a long-time participant in the literary TV show ''Boîte aux lettres'', which was emceed by Jérôme Garcin and which ran on

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between 1983 and 1987. He died in Brest in 2003.

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French writers 1939 births 2003 deaths Prix Médicis winners {{France-journalist-stub