Frédéric Beigbeder to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on April 5, 2025

‘Love Lasts Three Years’ author created a stir on Friday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Beigbeder fans. Speculation had been rife that the author of A French Novel, 99 francs and Love Lasts Three Years will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 59, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 05/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being an author isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being an author-screenwriter-director just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouFrédéric

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouFrédéric was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.