France: The Writer Didier Decoin, Prix Goncourt in 1977 and Former President of His Jury, Died
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The French author and screenwriter, son of filmmaker Henri Decoin, died at the age of 81
The French writer Didier Decoin died at the age of 81. This is reported by the news agency AFP, citing the family. Decoin was one of the most famous authors in France.
French writer and screenwriter Didier Decoin died at the age of 81.
On Wednesday, August 5, the Goncourt Academy announced the death of Didier Decoin, former winner in 1977 for his book John l'Enfer and president of the academy from 2020 to 2024. As a major figure in French literature, he had begun his career as a journalist before becoming a writer and screenwriter.
Goncourt Prize in 1977 for "John the Hell", president of the Academy between 2020 and 2024, Didier Decoin had alternated between literature and scripts, notably for the TVL's writer and screenwriter Didier Decoin, Prix Goncourt in 1977 and former president of the Goncourt Academy, died at the age of 81, announced Wednesday the institution. "Didier Decoin was a novelist who had a high idea of language and literature as his work attests," greeted …
Death of Writer Didier Decoin, Prix Goncourt in 1977 and President of the Jury Between 2020 and 2024
The son of filmmaker Henri Decoin, who was also a screenwriter, had been crowned with the famous distinction for his novel "John the Hell." He then presided over the Academy between 2020 and 2024.
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