Philippe Di Folco

Philippe Di Folco (born 20 June 1964 in Choisy-le-Roi) is a French author and teacher.

He met Jean-François Bizot, CEO of Novapress in 1997, writing and producing for magazines and radio.

Since 2010, he has been teaching creative writing at École Estienne, Le Havre Art School...

He is the author in 2014 of the first biography about the French millionnaire Jacques Lebaudy, the "Emperor of the Sahara", who was shot by his wife in Long Island in 1919.

He is co-author of Barbara with Mathieu Amalric: they were nominated for the César Award for Best Writing 2018.