Thibault de Montaigu


Thibault Tassin de Montaigu is a French writer and journalist.

Biography

Thibault de Montaigu was born on 21 December 1978 in Boulogne-Billancourt to Françoise Gallimard and Emmanuel Tassin de Montaigu. He is the maternal grandson of Simone Gallimard and Claude Gallimard. His maternal great-grandfather, Gaston Gallimard, was a founder of Nouvelle Revue Française and the founder of Éditions Gallimard. His father's family are members of the French nobility. After studying at lycée Henri-IV, de Montaigu entered Sciences Po then the in Paris. He began his career at Libération in 2003 with the culture and guide services. Since then, he has collaborated on numerous publications.
He wrote five novels noticed by the critics which were selected in particular for the prix de Flore and the prix Interallié.
In 2011, he was curator of the exhibition "La Parisienne" at the Galerie des Galeries, which brought together many artists around the fictional apartment of a Parisienne.
He is married to designer and fashion stylist Sofia Achaval de Montaigu, with whom he has two children.

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