Jean Noli (1928 in Genoa – 8 May 2000 in Paris) was a French-speaking writer and journalist of Italian origin. Biography Jean Noli resided for a long time in France, dividing his time between Paris and the Breton island of Hoëdic. He is known to have written a biography of Edith Piaf. Several of his novels are inspired by the sea and the Breton islands. He has been a co-author of books on sailors Olivier de Kersauson, and Éric Tabarly. The island of Hoëdic is the site of his novel , which earned him the 1978 prix des libraires. As a journalist and rewriter, Jean Noli collaborated for several years in the weekly VSD from its inception in 1977. Work 1970: Les Loups de l'Amiral, Fayard 1971: Le Choix — prix Broquette-Gonin 1977: La Grâce de Dieu — Julliard, prix des libraires 1980: La Banquière, , 1981: Larguez les mémoires, Éditions maritimes et d'outre-mer 1985: La Mariée de l'ombre, Plon, 1986: Vengeance 1991: Mor Bihan 1993: Piaf secrète 1996: Chers Italiens, , In collaboration with Olivier de Kersauson: 1979: Fortune de mer 1994: Homme libre... toujours tu chériras la mer ! External links Jean Noli on Babelio Jean Noli on the site of the Académie française Jean Noli obituary on Le Point (12 May 2000) L' écrivain Jean Noli sur hoedic en 1977 (partie 1) on YouYube Winners of the Prix Broquette-Gonin (literature) Prix des libraires winners 20th-century French journalists French male journalists 1928 births Italian emigrants to France 2000 deaths 20th-century French novelists French male novelists