Marc Weitzmann

Marc Weitzmann
Born 1959
Paris, France
Occupation Journalist, novelist
Relatives Serge Doubrovsky (cousin)

Marc Weitzmann (born 1959) is a French journalist and novelist. He is the former editor-in-chief of Les Inrockuptibles, and the author of ten books.

Early life

Marc Weitzmann was born in 1959 in Paris.[1] His family is of Jewish Alsatian, Ukrainian and Polish descent.[2] He grew up in Reims and Besançon, where his father worked as a theatre actor.[2] His parents were Communists.[2] One of his cousins is Serge Doubrovsky.[3]

Career

After working for the social services in France, Weitzmann began a career as a journalist.[4] He became literary editor of Les Inrockuptibles in 1996, and eventually its editor-in-chief.[2] More recently, he has written about antisemitism in France in Tablet.[2]

Weitzmann is the author of ten books, including seven novels.[2] His books are about his relationship with his father, as well as societal topics like globalization, terrorism, identity politics and social atomization.[1] His second novel, Chaos, was an autofiction about his cousin Serge Doubrovsky.[3]

Personal life

Weitmann resides between Paris and New York City.[1]

Works

Novels

  • Weitzmann, Marc (1996). Enquête. Arles: Actes sud. ISBN 9782742708758. OCLC 729664802.
  • Weitzmann, Marc (1999). Chaos. Paris: Gallimard. ISBN 9782070755554. OCLC 468221012.
  • Weitzmann, Marc (2002). Mariage mixte. Paris: Librairie générale française. ISBN 9782253152217. OCLC 469632849.
  • Weitzmann, Marc (2004). Une place dans le monde. Paris: Stock. ISBN 9782234055636. OCLC 633620104.
  • Weitzmann, Marc (2008). Fraternité. Paris: Denoël. ISBN 9782264045706. OCLC 273108357.
  • Weitzmann, Marc (2010). Quand j'étais normal. Paris: Grasset. ISBN 9782246773917. OCLC 708216582.
  • Weitzmann, Marc (2013). Une matière inflammable. Paris: Stock. ISBN 9782234071650. OCLC 965975264.

Essays

  • Weitzmann, Marc (2002). Livre de guerre. Paris: Librairie générale française. ISBN 9782253943280. OCLC 49568092.
  • Weitzmann, Marc (2002). 28 raisons de se faire détester. Paris: Stock. ISBN 9782234054875. OCLC 49567906.
  • Weitzmann, Marc (2008). Notes sur la terreur. Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 9782081205574. OCLC 717398232.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biographie de Marc Weitzmann". France Culture. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fattal, Isabel (July 31, 2014). "MEET MARC WEITZMANN". Tablet. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "DOUBROVSKY CONTRE WEITZMANN". Libération. August 28, 1997. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Marc Weitzmann". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 27, 2017.


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