Philippe Lançon

Philippe Lançon (French: [lɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a journalist working for the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, who was wounded in the terrorist attack perpetrated against that publication on 7 January 2015.

Work

Lançon works primarily for other French publications, specializing in literature. He is a weekly contributor to Charlie Hebdo.

Lançon also wrote for Libération and is a critic on Latin American writings. He is also an educator on culture and Latin American literature, having been a guest speaker at Princeton University on occasion. In the Fall of 2015 he was expected to teach a course at Princeton titled "Writers and Dictators in Latin America."^[1]

Publications

• 1998: Monography on the artist Jean Daviot, Victoire éditions, Paris
• 2004: Philippe Lançon (under the pseudonym Gabriel Lindero). Je ne sais pas écrire et je suis un innocent. Paris: Calmann-Lévy. p. 350. ISBN 9782702134283. 
• 2011: Philippe Lançon. Les îles. Paris: Jean-Claude Lattès. ISBN 9782709635134. 
• 2013: L’Élan, Paris, éditions Gallimard, series "Blanche", ISBN 9782070140886

Terrorist attack

Lançon was attending a weekly meeting at the time of the attack. He was wounded in the face by rifle fire and was left in critical condition, but ultimately survived his injuries.^[2]

Decorations

• Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2015)^[3]

Honours

In 2012, he was awarded the Prix Henri de Régnier of the Académie française for his work Les Îles.

References