Pierre Assouline

Who is Pierre Assouline?

Pierre Assouline 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 and the Henri Cartier-Bresson biography has been translated into Chinese.

As a journalist, Assouline has worked for the leading French publications Lire and Le Nouvel Observateur. He also publishes a blog, “La république des livres.”