René-Victor Pilhes

René-Victor Pilhes (1934-2021) was a French novelist and former advertising executive who began his career as a copywriter at Air France and Publicis, rising to creative director before dedicating himself to literature after the success of his debut novel La Rhubarbe (1965, Prix Médicis). His breakthrough work L'Imprécateur (1974, Prix Fémina) became a massive bestseller critiquing multinational corporations, and he authored over a dozen novels often blending baroque style, social satire, and moralist themes on family, politics, and society. French Author's blog