Laurent Obertone Explained

Laurent Obertone (born 10 April 1984) is a French writer and journalist. He has written polemical books which the French media describes as reactionary. His first book, , became a bestseller in 2013. He is known for his novel trilogy Guérilla (2016–2022), which is about civil war in France.

Life and work

The name Laurent Obertone is a pseudonym which the author began to use in 2010 when he wrote for the online magazine Ring.[1] The same year, the novelist Michel Houellebecq created media reactions by bringing Obertone to a dinner with President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Élysée Palace, following Houellebecq's Prix Goncourt win for The Map and the Territory.[2] Obertone received more attention in 2013 when his own book became a bestseller. The book is about increasing violence in France, which Obertone links to immigration and calls "the wildening" (French: l'ensauvagement) of the country. It was followed by several polemical books, including 2015's , a critical analysis of how France is ruled which L'Express described as "reactionary" and "sexist".[3]

Obertone's writings have made an impact on France's far right,[4] [5] [6] mainstream right,[7] [8] [9] and a few government ministers in the cabinets of Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex.[10] [11]

Obertone has written a trilogy of novels called Guérilla (2016–2022), which is about how civil war breaks out in France, spurred on by social media and mainstream journalists. The novels became bestsellers.[12]

Together with, and Laura Magné, he co-founded the quarterly satire magazine La Furia. The first issue was published in January 2022 and sold 60,000 copies.[13]

Publications

Non-fiction

Novels

Notes and References

  1. News: Hugues . Bastien . 7 March 2013 . Trois choses à savoir sur Laurent Obertone, le journaliste fétiche du FN . . fr . 1 September 2023 .
  2. News: Dupuis . Jérôme . 23 January 2013 . Houellebecq, Sarkozy et l'ultraviolence en France . . 1 September 2023.
  3. News: Sénécat . Adrien . 14 January 2015 . "La France Big Brother", le pamphlet réactionnaire et sexiste de Laurent Obertone . . fr . 1 September 2023 .
  4. News: fr . «La France interdite» de Laurent Obertone, le livre de chevet de Marine Le Pen . L'Opinion . 30 November 2018 . 1 September 2023.
  5. News: fr . Que contient la liste de livres recommandés par le FN à ses militants ? . . 1 September 2023 .
  6. News: Laurent Obertone se désiste de son procès contre Mediapart . blogs.mediapart.fr . 2 September 2015 . 1 September 2023 .
  7. News: fr . L'UMP s'intéresserait à Laurent Obertone . BFMTV . 1 September 2023 .
  8. News: fr . Nicolas . Celnik . «Ensauvagement» : le grand retournement . . 7 August 2020 . 1 September 2023 .
  9. News: fr . VIDEO. Opération de police à Grenoble : "On n'a pas besoin de communication, on a besoin d'action", estime François-Xavier Bellamy . . 27 August 2020 . 1 September 2023 .
  10. News: fr . "Ensauvagement" : quelle est l'histoire de ce terme utilisé à tout-va par Darmanin et l'extrême droite ? . LCI . 1 September 2023 .
  11. News: fr . L’« ensauvagement », un mot à l'histoire sinueuse, surtout utilisé par l'extrême droite . . 3 September 2020 . 1 September 2023 .
  12. News: Hussey . Andrew . 9 August 2023 . Civil war isn’t coming to France — for now . . 1 September 2023 .
  13. News: Cassini . Sandrine . 23 May 2022 . « La Furia », le « Hara-Kiri » de droite radicale . subscription . . fr . 23 January 2024 .
  14. News: Vantroyen . Jean-Claude . 28 August 2013 . Laurent Obertone dans la tête d'Anders Breivik . . fr . 1 September 2023.
  15. News: Watremez . Rémy . 24 June 2019 . Rentrée littéraire 2019 : Laurent Obertone de la partie avec son nouveau livre . Lettres it be . fr . 1 September 2023 .

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