Jean Noli

Jean Noli (Giovanni Paolo Sergio Noli) (1928 in Genoa – 8 May 2000 in Paris) was a French-speaking writer and journalist of Italian origin.

Biography Jean Noli (Giovanni Paolo Sergio Noli) resided for a long time in France, dividing his time between Paris and the Breton island of Hoëdic. He is known to have written a biography of Edith Piaf. Several of his novels are inspired by the sea and the Breton islands. He has been a co-author of books on sailors Olivier de Kersauson, and Éric Tabarly.

The island of Hoëdic is the site of his novel , which earned him the 1978 prix des libraires.

As a journalist and rewriter, Jean Noli collaborated for several years in the weekly VSD from its inception in 1977.

Work 1970: Les Loups de l'Amiral, Fayard 1971: Le Choix — prix Broquette-Gonin 1977: La Grâce de Dieu — Julliard, prix des libraires 1980: La Banquière, , 1981: Larguez les mémoires, Éditions maritimes et d'outre-mer 1985: La Mariée de l'ombre, Plon, 1986: Vengeance 1991: Mor Bihan 1993: Piaf secrète 1996: Chers Italiens, ,

In collaboration with Olivier de Kersauson: 1979: Fortune de mer 1994: Homme libre... toujours tu chériras la mer !