Jean-Louis Bory

Jean-Louis Bory (1919-1979) was a French novelist, journalist, and film critic best known for his debut novel Mon village à l'heure allemande (1945), which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt and sold over 500,000 copies. French Prix Goncourt. His later works, including Ma moitié d'orange (1973) where he publicly announced his homosexuality, and Le Pied (1977), explored autobiographical and social themes, contributing to French literature on LGBTQ+ issues. French. A teacher and prominent critic for publications like L'Express and Nouvel Observateur, he died by suicide in 1979.