This May 6, book lovers mourn the death of Bernard Pivot. The man who allowed millions of French people to love reading has died at the age of 89. He suffered from an illness that affected his brain and had since retired from public life. A few years ago, he joked about his death. Words that resonate now today that the writer and journalist has left us.
Bernard Pivot died at the age of 89
This Monday, May 6, the family of Bernard Pivot announced that the famous journalist and writer had died. In 2022, France Dimanche indicated that Bernard Pivot had been hospitalized in secret and was very weakened. A year later, the “King Read” finally agreed to say more about his health in the Sunday newspaper. “I remained silent because evil struck me on the head, seat of the brain and speech. It is better to remain silent while waiting for the memory to recharge and the thoughts to flourish again.”, he declared. This great writer will have left his mark on the history of literature in the French audiovisual landscape. Thanks to its literary broadcasts, notably Apostrophes on Antenne 2, the native of Lyon allowed millions of viewers to love books.
Bernard Pivot: his words on his death which move us today
This Monday, May 6, Bernard Pivot died, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, as announced by his daughter Cécile (…)
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