Lucien Bodard (9 January 1914 – 2 March 1998) was a Chinese-born French reporter, and writer on events in East and Southeast Asia, such as the Indochinese nations becoming independent from France, and the Vietnam War.

Bodard was born on January 9, 1914, in Chongqing (central China) to the French consul Albert Bodard, who was stationed several years in China, i.e. in Chongqing, Chengdu, Kunming and Shanghai.

Before he reached adolescence, his mother decided to send Bodard back to France to study in a "decent school".

His rich, baroque, detailed and sometimes humoristic style drew broad applause, and he won several French literary prizes, including the Prix Interallié for "Monsieur le consul", a book on his father while he was the French Consul in Chengdu and the Prix Goncourt for "Anne Marie", a book on the life and personality of his mother.

He has been often compared to two other famous 20th century French journalists and novelists, Albert Londres and Joseph Kessel.