Occupation Journalist Nationality French | Ethnicity French | |
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Alma mater Centre de Formation des Journalistes de Paris Similar Fabrice Nicolino, Sigolène Vinson, Laurent Léger, Elsa Cayat, Riss | ||
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Philippe Lançon ([lɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a journalist working for the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, who was wounded in the terrorist attack perpetrated against that publication on 7 January 2015.
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- Philippe lan on and mario vargas llosa freedom of speech in the age of radicalism
- Philippe lan on l lan
- Work
- Publications
- Terrorist attack
- Decorations
- Honours
- References
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Work
Lançon works primarily for other French publications, specializing in literature. He is a weekly contributor to Charlie Hebdo.
Lançon also wrote for Libération and is a critic on Latin American writings. He is also an educator on culture and Latin American literature, having been a guest speaker at Princeton University on occasion. In the Fall of 2015 he was expected to teach a course at Princeton titled "Writers and Dictators in Latin America."
Publications
Terrorist attack
Lançon was attending a weekly meeting at the time of the attack. He was wounded in the face by rifle fire and was left in critical condition, but ultimately survived his injuries.
Decorations
Honours
In 2012, he was awarded the Prix Henri de Régnier of the Académie française for his work Les Îles.
