Henri Vernes, creator of Bob Morane, fired a passion the 12-year-old Taillandier was not going to give up.
This classic French writer and Edmond Rostand, Cyrano's father, had a strong influence on him.
Attending classical literature studies in the university, he graduated in 1977 with a memoir about the Marquis de Sade.
In 1999 Anielka is published and received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.
Following the evolution of five families through five generations, this work will be completed in 2010, celebrating the Taillandier's fifty-fifth anniversary.