Robert Brasillach

Robert Brasillach was a French writer, journalist, film critic, and poet born in Perpignan in 1909. He was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand and the École Normale Supérieure. His professional career began in 1930, during which he wrote in French and worked for the publication *Je suis partout*. He also used the pseudonyms Jean Servière, Robert Chénier, and Jacques Tournebroche.

Brasillach participated in the World War II Axis collaboration in France. He was detained at Fresnes Prison and died in Arcueil in 1945 from a gunshot wound. He is buried at Cimetière de Charonne. His notable works include *La conquérante*, *Comme le temps passe*, and *Les sept couleurs*.