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Olivier Weber is a French journalist, film director, diplomat, and writer. Born in Montluçon in 1958, he holds French citizenship and speaks French and English. He has served as an ambassador and is employed by Sciences Po. Weber was educated at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, and the University of San Francisco.
Weber is a Knight of the Legion of Honour. He has written 21 works, primarily in French. His notable titles include *Jack London*, *Première Guerre mondiale*, *Le Tibet est-il une cause perdue ?*, *Routes de la soie*, and *Afghanistan*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1958
- Works
- 21
Top works
- Jack London
- Première Guerre mondiale
- Le Tibet est-il une cause perdue ?
- Routes de la soie
- Afghanistan
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Key facts
- Born
- Olivier Weber , 1958 (age 67 – 68) , Montluçon , France
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- French
- Period
- 1992–present
- Genre
- Novel, essay, travel writing
- Subject
- Exile, migration, ecology, faith, childhood
- Notable works
- Le Barbaresque , Le Faucon afghan , Les Impunis
- Notable awards
- Joseph Kessel Prize, Albert Londres Prize, Amerigo Vespucci Prize, European and Mediterranean book prize , Pierre Loti Prize
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Olivier
- Family name
- Weber
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Montluçon
- Occupation
- film director
- Position held
- ambassador
- Educated at
- University of San Francisco
- Employer
- Sciences Po
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- French
- Image
- Paris - Salon du livre 2012 - Olivier Weber - 001.jpg
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- Commons category
- Olivier Weber
- date of birth
- 1958-06-12
- name in native language
- Olivier Weber
- writing language
- French
- P10632
- Olivier Weber
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Encyclopedic overview
Olivier Weber (born 1958) is a French writer, novelist and reporter at large, known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been a war correspondent for twenty-five years, especially in Central Asia, Africa, Middle-East and Iraq. He is an assistant professor at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, president of the Prize Joseph Kessel and today ambassador of France at large. Weber has won several national and international awards of literature and journalism, in particular for his stories on Afghanistan and for his books on wars. His novels, travels writing books and essays have been translated in a dozen of languages.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Olivier Weber” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.