Robert de Saint-Jean

Robert de Saint Jean (1901–1987) was a French writer and journalist. He was the companion of the French-speaking American writer Julien Green. Like the latter, he kept a diary which he published and allows to understand the French cultural life over several decades.

He worked, in particular, to Paris-Soir, le Parisien libéré or Paris Match.

In 1984 he received the prix Marcel Proust. He also worked as editor for the Plon publishing house.

Works[]

• 1934: La vraie révolution de Roosevelt, Éditions Grasset
• 1941: Démocratie, beurre et canons, Maison de la France, New York; online transcription
• 1936: Le Feu sacré, Éditions Gallimard
• 1967: Julien Green par lui-même, Éditions du Seuil
• 1974: Journal d'un journaliste
• 1975: Moins cinq
• 1983: Passé pas mort, Grasset
• Julien Green, with Luc Estang

External links[]

• Robert de Saint Jean on Banelio
• Journal de Robert de Saint-Jean on e-gide