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Annick Cojean

b. 1957

French war correspondent and journalist

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Born 1957. Annick Cojean is a French war correspondent, journalist and writer.

Annick Cojean, born August 2, 1957, in Brest (Finistère), is a French journalist and author.

In 1996, Cojean was awarded the Albert-London Prize for her reporting series Les Mémoires de la Shoah (The Memoirs of the Holocaust). She subsequently served as the chair of the prize jury from 2010 to 2020.

Personal life Her family includes her brothers, Alain Cojean and Michel Cojean.

Work

FM, la folle histoire des radios libres, Éditions Grasset avec Frank Eskenazi, 1986. Retour sur Images, Éditions Grasset, 1997. Grand reportage, les héritiers d'Albert Londres (ouvrage collectif), Éditions Florent Massot, 2001. Les hommes aussi s'en souviennent, Éditions Stock, entretien avec Simone Veil, 2004. Grands reporters, Prix Albert-Londres (ouvrage collectif), Les Arènes, 2010. Cap sur le Grand Nord, éditions du Seuil, 1999 . L'Échappée australienne, éditions du Seuil, 2001 . Les Proies : dans le harem de Kadhafi, Éditions Grasset, 2012 . Je ne serais pas arrivée là si... 27 femmes racontent, Éditions Grasset, 2018 , adapté au théâtre. . Une farouche liberté, Gisèle Halimi, Annick Cojean, Editions Grasset, 2020 , adapté au théâtre. Annick Cojean et Sophie Couturier (scénario) et Sandrine Revel (dessins), Myriam Lavialle (couleurs), Une farouche liberté, roman graphique adapté du livre éponyme, Steinkis, 2022 - Prix Social'BD 2024 Nous ne serions pas arrivées là si, 33 femmes racontent, Grasset, 2022. Nous y étions, 18 vétérans racontent heure par heure le D-Day, Grasset, 2024 .

Awards Albert-London Prize in 1996 for his series of five reports, The Memoirs of the Shoah and, made in the United States and Europe and published worldwide, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of the extermination camps.

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Birth century
Occupation
War correspondent, journalist, writer
Nationality
Employers
Le Monde
Awards
Albert Londres Prize for the best reporter in the written press; Young Leader of the French American Foundation

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Who is Annick Cojean?

French war correspondent and journalist

When was Annick Cojean born?

Annick Cojean was born on 2 August 1957 in Brest.

What is Annick Cojean's occupation?

Annick Cojean is a war correspondent, journalist and writer.

What nationality is Annick Cojean?

Annick Cojean is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Annick Cojean

· Wikidata: Q2851571

· DBpedia: Annick Cojean

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