Bernard Chapuis

Alger, Algeria

Bernard Chapuis (born 1945 in Algiers) is a French writer and journalist.

A journalist working for Combat, he joined Le Canard enchaîné in the 1970s. He later succeeded Robert Escarpit for the daily notes in Le Monde.

In 2005, he won the prix Roger-Nimier for his novel La Vie parlée published by éditions Stock and the prix des Deux Magots in 2010 for Le Rêve entouré d'eau at the same publisher. This novel also earned him the Prix Mottard of the Académie française.

He was named officier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in January 2010.

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