Max Olivier-Lacamp (2 March 1914 Le Havre – 17 June 1983 Meudon) was a French journalist and writer, winner of the Prix Renaudot in 1969, and Albert Londres Prize in 1958.
Biography
Max Olivier, also known as Max-Olivier Lacamp, was a reporter for Le Figaro and reported on the Partition of India, in 1947. His book, Between the two Asias, is devoted to the difference between Asian Indian and Far East.
Family
He lived in Korea, and married Pyong-You Hyun. He is the father of the writer Ysabelle Lacamp.
Works
- Les Feux de la colère, Bernard Grasset, 1969, Prix Renaudot.
- Le Kief, B. Grasset, 1974, ISBN 978-2-246-00055-6
- Le matin calme : Corée d'hier et d'aujourd'hui , Stock, 1977, ISBN 978-2-234-00668-3
- Les chemins de Montvézy, Grasset, 1981, ISBN 978-2-246-27291-5
References
- Télé 7 Jours, No. 554, 5 décembre 1970, pages 80 et 81, à l'occasion de la diffusion du film Kim (1951) de Victor Saville le 11 décembre 1970 dans le cadre des Dossiers de l'écran ayant pour thème l'Inde.