Pascal Bruckner to announce shock retirement?

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‘The Beauty Stealers’ author created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Bruckner fans. Speculation had been rife that the author of the Beauty Stealers, the Temptation of Innocence and the Tears of the White Man is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 76, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 05/12/2025 : 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 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.

#ThankYouPascal

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouPascal 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.

“Pascal Bruckner was unlike any other author we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouPascal”
— @universalObserver, 4 Dec 2025
“I thought Pascal Bruckner retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 4 Dec 2025

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