Jean Bothorel
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| Born | 12 May 1940 (1940-05-12) (age 84) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Writer |
Jean Bothorel (12 May 1940) is a French journalist and the author of many books. He is a former editor at Le Figaro. He was the 1993 winner of the Prix Goncourt de la Biographie.
Bothorel is a journalist.[1] He first worked for L'Expansion, followed by La Vie and Le Matin de Paris.[2] In 1986, he joined Le Figaro as an editor.[2] He was fired a decade later because of the publication of Le Bal des vautours, in which he criticized senior editors Franz-Olivier Giesbert and Alain Peyrefitte.[2]
Bothorel is the author of many books. He co-authored a book with President Pierre Mendès-France and authored three biographies of President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. He also co-authored a book with French politician Raymond Barre and another one with Guinean President Alpha Condé. He authored biographies of French businessmen François Pinault and Vincent Bolloré. Additionally, he authored a novel, Le désir et la mort. He received the Prix Goncourt de la Biographie for his biography work Louise de Vilmorin in 1993.[3]
Jean Bothorel has also been widely criticized in the media for a number of articles published in the Figaro which accused some political parties or personalities based on lies and total absence of facts. In a recent publications, the author praise the Bolloré family (a French billionaire) with the publication of "Vincent Bolloré, une histoire de famille", raising suspicion on his supporters'motives.[4]
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