Thibault Tassin de Montaigu (born 21 December 1978 in

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris ...

) is a French writer and journalist.

Biography

Thibault de Montaigu was born on 21 December 1978 in

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 Gaston Gallimard (; 18 January 1881 – 25 December 1975) was a French publisher. He founded ''La Nouvelle Revue Française'' in 1908, together with André Gide and Jean Schlumberger (writer), Jean Schlumberger. In 1911 the trio established La ...

, was a founder of ''

Nouvelle Revue Française ''La Nouvelle Revue Française'' (; "The New French Review") is a literary magazine based in France. In France, it is often referred to as the ''NRF''. History and profile The magazine was founded in 1909 by a group of intellectuals including And ...

'' and the founder of

Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003, it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by G ...

. His father's family are members of the

French nobility The French nobility () was an Aristocracy, aristocratic social class in France from the France in the Middle Ages, Middle Ages until its abolition on 23 June 1790 during the French Revolution. From 1808 to 1815 during the First French Empire, ...

. After studying at

lycée Henri-IV The Lycée Henri-IV () is a public secondary school located in Paris. Along with the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, it is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and demanding sixth-form colleges ('' lycées'') in France. The school educates more ...

, de Montaigu entered

Sciences Po Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...

then the Centre de formation des journalistes in Paris. He began his career at ''

Libération (), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968 in France, May 1968. Initially positioned on the far left of Fr ...

'' in 2003 with the culture and guide services. Since then, he has collaborated on numerous publications ('' L'Officiel, Jalouse, l'Officiel Voyages, l'Optimum, ,

Madame Figaro ''Madame Figaro'' () is a French magazine supplement to the Saturday edition of the daily newspaper , focusing on and catering to women. History and profile The first edition was published in 1980. ''Madame Figaro'' was spearheaded by Robert H ...

Paris Match ''Paris Match'' () is a French-language weekly gossip magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features. ''Paris Match'' has been considered "one of the world's best outlets for photojournalism". ...

''...). He wrote five novels noticed by the critics which were selected in particular for the

prix de Flore The Prix de Flore is a French literary prize founded in 1994 by Frédéric Beigbeder. The aim of the prize is to reward youthful authors and it is judged by a panel of journalists. It is awarded yearly in November, at the Café de Flore in Paris. T ...

and the

prix Interallié The prix Interallié (Interallié Prize), also known simply as ''l'Interallié'', is an annual France, French list of literary awards, literary award, awarded for a novel written by a journalist. History The prize was started on 3 December 19 ...

. In 2011, he was curator of the exhibition "La Parisienne" at the Galerie des Galeries, which brought together many artists (

Catherine Millet Catherine Millet (; born 1 April 1948) is a French writer, art critic, curator, and founder and editor of the magazine ''Art Press'', which focuses on modern art and contemporary art. Biography Born in Bois-Colombes, France, she is best known ...

Bertrand Burgalat Bertrand Burgalat (born July 1963) is a French musician, composer and producer. Work Burgalat is known for his 1960s-style pop sound, something he has lent to his production and arrangement work with Air, April March, A.S Dragon, Cinnamon, ...

, Stanislas Merhar etc.) around the fictional apartment of a Parisienne. He is married to designer and fashion stylist Sofía Àchaval, with whom he has two children.

Works

*2003: ''Les anges brûlent'', éditions

Fayard Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre. In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayar ...

, *2007: ''Un jeune homme triste'', Fayard, *2010: ''Les Grands Gestes la nuit'', Fayard, *2013: ''Zanzibar'', Fayard, *2015: ''Voyage autour de mon sexe'',''Voyage autour de mon sexe: ode à la branlette''
in ''

Les Inrockuptibles ''Les Inrockuptibles'' (), abbreviated as ''Les Inrocks'', is a French cultural magazine. Started as a monthly in 1986, it became weekly in 1995. As of 2021, it returned to a monthly format. In the beginning, rock music was the magazine's prim ...

'' (21 March 2015) éditions Grasset and Fasquelle,

References

External links

''Je me fais l’amour, pas vous ?''
on ''

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'' (6 May 2015)
Thibault de Montaigu
on

On n'est pas couché ''On n'est pas couché'' was a French talk show broadcast on France 2 on Saturdays at 11 p.m. and hosted by Laurent Ruquier. It was produced by Ruquier and Catherine Barma. It first aired on 16 September 2006; after fourteen seasons, it ended on ...

(30 May 2015)
Thibault de Montaigu : ''Voyage autour de mon sexe''
on

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Thibault de Montaigu lit un extrait de son livre ''Zanzibar''
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