Denis Tillinac

Denis Tillinac
Denis Tillinac in 2009
Born(1947-05-26)26 May 1947
Paris, France
Died26 September 2020(2020-09-26) (aged 73)
Vosne-Romanée, Côte-d'Or, France
EducationInstitut d'études politiques de Bordeaux
OccupationsJournalist
Writer

Denis Tillinac (26 May 1947 – 26 September 2020) was a French writer and journalist.

Biography

As a writer, he received the following literary prizes: Prix de la Table ronde française (1982), Prix Roger Nimier (1983), Prix Kléber-Haedens (1987), Prix Jacques-Chardonne (1990), Prix du roman populiste (1993), Grand prix de littérature sportive (1993), Prix Paul-Léautaud (1999).

He served as Jacques Chirac's personal representative to the Permanent Council of the Francophonie from 1995 to 1998.

He wrote a weekly column in Valeurs actuelles.

In 2007, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had proposed his name for the post of ambassador to the Holy See. This proposal was not approved by the Vatican, because Denis Tillinac was divorced.

He was close to Jacques Chirac. In 2012, he wrote an open letter to Marine Le Pen to ask her to support Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round of the presidential election.

He was a Catholic and wrote books about the Catholic origins of France.

Tillinac died on 26 September 2020 at the age of 73.

List of publications

References

  1. 1 2 Denis Tillinac n'aurait pas pu être de gauche : « Chez eux, tout se vaut », Le Parisien, 5 May 2012
  2. ↑ "Denis Tillinac : "Chirac, un charisme de génie"". L'Express (in French). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Gay ou ambassadeur : au Vatican, il faut choisir". Le Point. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Tillinac invite Le Pen à soutenir Sarkozy, Le Figaro, 25 April 2012
  5. ↑ Matthieu Mégevand, Denis Tillinac : "Hors de l'amour de Dieu, je me fous de tout" Archived 28 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Le Monde des Religions, 27 January 2011
  6. ↑ Mort de Denis Tillinac, écrivain, éditeur et polémiste qui animait la vie de la droite