Michael Wright

Michael Wright (born 1966) is a British journalist, columnist, and author. He is known for a long-running column in The Daily Telegraph and for two memoirs about life in rural France, C’est La Folie and Je t’aime à la Folie (2011), both published by Bantam.

Early life and education Michael Wright was born in Surrey in 1966. He was educated at Windlesham House School and Sherborne School before studying English Literature at the University of Edinburgh.

Career After graduating, Wright worked in London as a theatre critic, arts columnist, and literary diarist.

Wright relocated to rural France, where his experiences formed the basis of his later journalism and books. His Telegraph column ran for several years and was later cited in academic work examining British expatriate writing and representations of rural France in UK media.

He has also appeared on BBC Radio 4, including the programme Excess Baggage, discussing travel, memoir, and expatriate life.

In addition to his own work, Wright co-wrote Gardens of Stone, the memoir of Stephen Grady, which recounts Grady’s experiences as a teenage member of the French Resistance during the Second World War.

The sequel, Je t’aime à la Folie (2011), continues the narrative, focusing on long-term settlement, relationships, and community life in rural France. The book received independent reviews in expatriate and lifestyle publications.

Selected works C’est La Folie: One Englishman, One Year, Twenty Chickens and a Dog Called Dog (London: Bantam Press, 2007).

Personal life Wright lives in rural France with his family.