Robert de Saint-Jean

Robert de Saint Jean (1901–1987) was a French writer and journalist. He was the companion of the French-speaking American writer Julien Green. Like the latter, he kept a diary which he published and allows to understand the French cultural life over several decades. He worked, in particular, to Paris-Soir, le Parisien libéré or Paris Match. In 1984 he received the prix Marcel Proust. He also worked as editor for the Plon publishing house. Works 1934: La vraie révolution de Roosevelt, Éditions Grasset 1941: Démocratie, beurre et canons, Maison de la France, New York; online transcription 1936: Le Feu sacré, Éditions Gallimard 1967: Julien Green par lui-même, Éditions du Seuil 1974: Journal d'un journaliste 1975: Moins cinq 1983: Passé pas mort, Grasset Julien Green, with Luc Estang