Jean-Louis Fournier

Known for

Directing

Born

December 19, 1938 (age 87)

Birthplace

Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France

Biography

Jean-Louis Fournier (born 19 December 1938 Calais) is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2008, for Où on va, papa?.

Jean Louis Fournier is the son of Dr Paul Léandre Emile Fournier and his wife Marie-Thérèse Françoise Camille Fournier née Delcourt. In 2009, Fournier published his book Où On Va Papa? in which he writes about the relationship between him and his two handicapped sons, Mathieu and Thomas. The book won him the Prix Femina; however, its controversial nature meant it had many critics, including the mother of the two boys.

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