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 Didier Decoin in 2014 | |
| Born | 13 March 1945 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | President of the Académie Goncourt (2020–present) |
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| Awards | Prix Goncourt (1977) |
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Didier Decoin (born 13 March 1945) is a French screenwriter and writer awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1977.
He is the son of filmmaker Henri Decoin. He began his career as a newspaper journalist at France Soir , Le Figaro and VOD, and radio Europe 1. At the same time he started writing.
While continuing his writing, he became writer in film and television (and adapted scripts for television as the major TV films Les Misérables, The Count of Monte Cristo, Balzac and Napoleon).
In 1995, he became the Secretary of the Académie Goncourt.
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