Lucien Bodard
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Lucien Bodard (1914-1998) was a French reporter and writer on events in Asia.
Bodard was born in 1914 in Chongqing (central China) to the French consul. He grew up with the Chinese language and spoke Mandarin fluently as a child. Later on, he moved to Shanghai after his father was positioned there. Before he reached adolescence, his mother decided to send Bodard back to France to study in a "decent school".
His knowledge of the Asian culture gave him a unique perspective on events that shook the Asian world during the first half of the twentieth century. In 1944, he began his career as journalist and was sent to the Far East to cover various topics such as the south-east Asian war and the rise of communist China.
[edit] Notable books
- The French Consul (1973)
- Anne-Marie (1981)
- The Quicksand War: Prelude to Vietnam (1963)
