Jean Tuley, the renowned French writer, passed away at the age of 69, with several works to his credit including "Fleur de tonnerre," "Crenom, Baudelaire!," and "Le Magasin des suicides," as reported by various sources on Wednesday. The publishing house "Miélet-Barot" stated in a release that "Péti Miélet and Bernard Barot confirm with deep sadness that writer Jean Tuley died on the evening of October 18 due to a heart attack." A police source indicated that the writer died at his home in the French capital, Paris. Since 1998, he had been living with his partner, actress Miou-Miou. Preliminary investigations suggested that his death might be related to food poisoning after dining at a restaurant, although this hypothesis remains unconfirmed.
Tuley, known through comic strips and appearances on the channels "Antenne 2" and "Canal+," began his writing career with novels, particularly historical and autobiographical ones, starting with "Rainbow pour Rimbaud" in 1991. He achieved significant public success, as evidenced by the release of 300,000 copies of his latest novel "Azincourt par temps de pluie" in February, which deals with the defeat of the French during the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. In an interview with "France Inter" in 2019, he stated, "I don’t read novels. I don’t read any of them before I write, and I still don’t read them. (...) I don’t want to end my career and say to myself, +If there are writers writing like this, I don’t need to pick up my pen+."
Tuley won several notable awards, the most significant being the "Tire Virello" award in 2015 for his book "Eloïse Oui!" and the "Maison du la Presse" award in 2008 for "Le Montaspain." He had previously received a special award at the Angoulême Festival in 1989 for a report collection titled "Jean de France."
