Thibault de Montaigu

Thibault Tassin de Montaigu (born 21 December 1978 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French writer and journalist.

For other uses, see Montaigu.

Biography

Thibault de Montaigu was born on 21 December 1978 in Boulogne-Billancourt to Françoise Gallimard and Emmanuel Tassin de Montaigu. He is the maternal grandson of Simone Gallimard and Claude Gallimard. His maternal great-grandfather, Gaston Gallimard, was a founder of Nouvelle Revue Française and the founder of Éditions Gallimard. His father's family are members of the French nobility. After studying at lycée Henri-IV, de Montaigu entered Sciences Po then the Centre de formation des journalistes in Paris. He began his career at Libération in 2003 with the culture and guide services. Since then, he has collaborated on numerous publications (L'Officiel, Jalouse, l'Officiel Voyages, l'Optimum, Milk Magazine, Madame Figaro, Paris Match...).

He wrote five novels noticed by the critics which were selected in particular for the prix de Flore and the prix Interallié.[1]

In 2011, he was curator of the exhibition "La Parisienne" at the Galerie des Galeries, which brought together many artists (Catherine Millet, Bertrand Burgalat, Stanislas Merhar Valérie Mréjen etc.) around the fictional apartment of a Parisienne.[2]

He is married to designer and fashion stylist Sofia Achaval de Montaigu, with whom he has two children.[3]

Works
  • 2003: Les anges brûlent, éditions Fayard, ISBN 978-2213616384
  • 2007: Un jeune homme triste, Fayard, ISBN 978-2213631899
  • 2010: Les Grands Gestes la nuit,[4] Fayard, ISBN 978-2213655345
  • 2013: Zanzibar,[5] Fayard, ISBN 978-2213672021
  • 2015: Voyage autour de mon sexe,[6] éditions Grasset and Fasquelle, ISBN 978-2246856849

References
  1. "Prix interallié : les six survivants du parcours infernal..." Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. "La Parisienne s'installe à la Galerie des Galeries". Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. "Why Gaucho Pants Are About to be This Season's Hottest Item".
  4. Les Grands Gestes dans la nuit in L'Express (2 September 2010)
  5. Voir Zanzibar et mourir avec classe in Le Causeur (6 March 2013)
  6. Voyage autour de mon sexe: ode à la branlette in Les Inrockuptibles (21 March 2015)
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