He is the son of filmmaker
Henri Decoin. He began his career as a newspaper journalist at
France-Soir,
Le Figaro and
VOD, and radio
Europe 1. At the same time he started writing. While continuing his writing, he became writer in film and television (and adapted scripts for television as the major TV films
Les Misérables,
The Count of Monte Cristo,
Balzac and
Napoleon). In 1995, he became the Secretary of the
Académie Goncourt. == Bibliography ==