Pierre Assouline (born 1953) is a writer and journalist. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco. He has published several novels and biographies, and also contributes articles for the print media and broadcasts for radio.

As a biographer, he has covered a diverse and eclectic range of subjects, including:

• Henri Cartier-Bresson, the legendary photographer
• Marcel Dassault, the aeronautics pioneer
• Gaston Gallimard, the publisher
• Hergé, the creator of The Adventures of Tintin
• Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, the art dealer
• Georges Simenon, the detective novelist and creator of Inspector Maigret

Several of these books have been translated into English.

As a journalist, Assouline has worked for the leading French publications Lire and Le Nouvel Observateur. He also publishes a blog.

[edit] External links

• Assouline's blog (in French)

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