Max Olivier-Lacamp (2 March 1914

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– 17 June 1983

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) was a French journalist and writer, winner of the in 1969, and

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in 1958.

Biography

Max Olivier, also known as Max-Olivier Lacamp, was a reporter for ''Le Figaro'' and reported on the

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, in 1947. His book, ''Between the two Asias'', is devoted to the difference between Asian Indian and Far East.''

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'', 554, 5 décembre 1970, pages 80 et 81, à l'occasion de la diffusion du film ''Kim'' (1951) de Victor Saville le 11 décembre 1970 dans le cadre des '' Dossiers de l'écran'' ayant pour thème l'Inde.

Family

He lived in Korea, and married Pyong-You Hyun. He is the father of the writer Ysabelle Lacamp.

Works

* ''Les Feux de la colère'', Bernard Grasset, 1969, Prix Renaudot. * ''Le Kief'', B. Grasset, 1974, * ''Le matin calme : Corée d'hier et d'aujourd'hui '', Stock, 1977, * ''Les chemins de Montvézy'', Grasset, 1981,

References

External links

*http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/0000214500-001/french-writer-maxolivier-lacamp {{DEFAULTSORT:Olivier-Lacamp, Max 1914 births 1983 deaths Prix Renaudot winners Albert Londres Prize recipients Writers from Le Havre French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers