Pierre Assouline to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Assouline fans. Speculation had been rife that the author of Double vie and La Cliente is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 72, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 28/07/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a journalist isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a journalist-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.
#ThankYouPierre
For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouPierre 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.
“Pierre Assouline was unlike any other journalist we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouPierre”
— @universalObserver, 27 Jul 2025
“I thought Pierre Assouline retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 27 Jul 2025
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