Christophe Boltanski | |
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 Christophe Boltanski at salon du livre du Mans in 2015 | |
| Born | (1962-07-10)10 July 1962 (age 62) |
| Citizenship | French |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, writer, novelist |
| Employer(s) | Libération, Le Nouvel Obs |
| Parent | Luc Boltanski |
| Awards | Prix Bayeux-Calvados des correspondants de guerre 92000), Prix Femina (2015), Prix des prix littéraires (2015) |
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Christophe Boltanski (born 10 July 1962[1]) is a French journalist, writer and chronicler. He was awarded laureate of the 2015Prix Femina prize for his novelLa Cache,[2] which is the basis for the filmLa Cache (The Safe House).
Christophe Boltanski is the son ofsociologistLuc Boltanski and the nephew oflinguistJean-Élie Boltanski andconceptual artistChristian Boltanski.
After he completed his studies in 1987 at theCentre de formation des journalistes,[3] Christophe Boltanski worked for theLe Progrès Egyptien (within the framework of hisnational service then for the dailyLibération from 1989 to 2007 ; after being awar correspondent during theGulf War, he was the correspondent of this newspaper inJerusalem (1995–2000) and then in London (2000–2004).[4]
From 2007 to 2017, he worked for the weeklyLe Nouvel Observateur, while collaborating on the websiteRue 89.
In 2000 he was awarded thePrix Bayeux-Calvados des correspondants de guerre for a report on a mine inCongo, in theNord-Kivu region: "Les Mineurs de l'enfer".[5]
