Philippe Paquet (writer)
Philippe Paquet | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 3, 1960 Namur, Belgium |
| Occupations | Journalist, sinologist, writer |
| Writing career | |
| Language | French |
| Genres | Essay, biography |
| Notable works | Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Un siècle d'histoire de la Chine Simon Leys. Navigateur entre les mondes |
| Notable awards | Prix de la Biographie (Histoire) of the Académie française (2011) Prix des Ambassadeurs (2011) Grand Prix de la Biographie politique (2011) Grand Prix biennal de la Biographie du Cercle Gaulois (2012) Prix de la Fondation culturelle franco-taïwanaise under the auspices of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques of the Institut de France (2012) Prix Fondation Martine Aublet (2016) |
Philippe Paquet (born 1960) is a Belgian historian, biographer and Sinologist. Born in Namur, he has written for La Libre Belgique since 1984 and authored acclaimed biographies of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (Soong Mei-ling), which was reviewed in Le Monde[1] and various other newspapers and journals. His 2010 biography of Belgian-Australian intellectual Simon Leys was described as showing a complex man on a hero's journey,[2] and as "a vast omnibus of a work".[3] The biography won several prizes, including the Prix Fondation Martine Aublet[4] and the Prix Femina Essai.[5]
References
- ↑ Wieder, Thomas (17 December 2010). ""Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Un siècle d'histoire de la Chine", de Philippe Paquet : May-ling Soong, éternelle première dame de Chine". Le monde (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ Haggerty, Nicolas (13 May 2019). "The Generalist | Commonweal Magazine". www.commonwealmagazine.org. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ McLaren, Anne Elizabeth (13 November 2017). "Simon Leys, navigator between worlds – a unique Australian intellectual". The Conversation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Philippe Paquet remporte le Prix Fondation Martine Aublet 2016". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ Duplat, Guy (29 December 2025). "Prix Femina essai : Philippe Paquet sélectionné pour sa biographie de Simon Leys". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 1 January 2026.