Mathieu Lindon
Mathieu Lindon (born 9 August 1955) is a French journalist and writer. He is the youngest son of the publisher Jérôme Lindon (who discovered Marguerite Duras and died in 2001), and the first cousin of actor Vincent Lindon. He won the Médicis Prize in 2011.
Also recorded as Pierre-Sebastien Heudaux
Mathieu Lindon
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- Mathieu Lindon
- Born
- 9 August 1955
- Birthplace
- Caen, France
- Occupation
- Journalist Writer
- Nationality
- France
- Honours
- Prix Médicis · prix du Zorba
- Languages
- French
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Mathieu Lindon (born 9 August 1955) is a French journalist and writer. He is the youngest son of the publisher Jérôme Lindon (who discovered Marguerite Duras and died in 2001), and the first cousin of actor Vincent Lindon. He won the Médicis Prize in 2011.
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• Name — Mathieu Lindon • Born — 9 August 1955 • Birthplace — Caen, France • Occupation — Journalist Writer • Parents — Jérôme Lindon • Relatives — Vincent Lindon (cousin)
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Born in Caen, he spent his youth in a wealthy secularized family of Jewish origins with family connections with the Citroën family. His father was a well-known publisher (Éditions de Minuit), highly esteemed by left-wing and New Wave intellectuals. Mathieu Lindon was a close friend of Michel Foucault with whom he lived and spent most of his time between 1978 and 1984, without being his lover. He was also a friend of writer Hervé Guibert with whom he won a scholarship at Villa Medicis in Rome between 1987 and 1989. Hervé Guibert recorded it in L'Incognito, published in 1989. From the 1980s, Mathieu Lindon has been a journalist at Libération, a left-wing daily. He wrote a pamphlet against Jean-Marie Le Pen in 1998. He is openly gay, and his work often deals with gay themes.
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1955
Mathieu Lindon born at Caen.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Pierre-Sebastien Heudaux. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Jérôme Lindon. Recorded as having received Prix Médicis and prix du Zorba.
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