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Christophe Boltanski

b. 1962

French journalist and writer

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About Christophe Boltanski

Born 1962. Christophe Boltanski is a French journalist, writer, war correspondent and editor-in-chief.

Christophe Boltanski (born 10 July 1962 ) is a French journalist, writer and chronicler. He was awarded laureate of the 2015 Prix Femina prize for his novel La Cache, Christophe Boltanski worked for the Le Progrès Egyptien (within the framework of his national service then for the daily Libération from 1989 to 2007; after being a war correspondent during the Gulf War, he was the correspondent of this newspaper in Jerusalem (1995–2000) and then in London (2000–2004).

From 2007 to 2017, he worked for the weekly Le Nouvel Observateur, while collaborating on the website Rue 89.

In 2000 he was awarded the Prix Bayeux-Calvados des correspondants de guerre for a report on a mine in Congo, in the Nord-Kivu region: "Les Mineurs de l'enfer".

Works Non-fiction Books Les Sept Vies de Yasser Arafat (with Jihan El-Tahri), Grasset, 1997 Bethléem : 2000 ans de passion (with Farah Mébarki and Rémi Benali, at Éditions Tallandier, 2000 Chirac d'Arabie (Les Mirages d'une politique française) (with Éric Aeschimann), Grasset, 2006 Minerais de sang : Les esclaves du monde moderne, Folio (Gallimard), 2014 , Grasset, 2012 , photographs by Patrick Robert

Novels La Cache, Stock, collection bleue, 2015 . – Prix Femina and Prix des prix littéraires 2015

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Education
Paris Institute of Political Studies, Centre de formation des journalistes
Employers
Libération, Le Nouvel Obs
Awards
Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents; Prix Femina

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Christophe Boltanski?

French journalist and writer

When was Christophe Boltanski born?

Christophe Boltanski was born on 10 July 1962 in Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt.

What is Christophe Boltanski's occupation?

Christophe Boltanski is a journalist, writer, war correspondent and editor-in-chief.

What nationality is Christophe Boltanski?

Christophe Boltanski is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Christophe Boltanski

· Wikidata: Q21140987

· DBpedia: Christophe Boltanski

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