Jacques Maigne

Jacques Maigne (4 April 1951 – 29 October 2020) was a French writer and journalist.^[1]

Jacques Maigne
Born	4 April 1951 Toulouse, France
Died	29 October 2020(2020-10-29) (aged 69)
Nationality	French
Occupation	Writer

Biography

Born on 4 April 1951 in Toulouse, Maigne graduated from the Centre de formation des journalistes de Paris in 1975.^[2] He moved to Nîmes in 1977,^[3][4] debuting his career at La Provençal before joining the editorial staff of Sud. He was a regional correspondent, sent to the Middle East by Libération from 1986 to 1995. He then became a freelance journalist and cofounded the magazine In vino. In 1985, he received the Plume d'aigle from the Association nationale des aficionados.^[5]

Maigne wrote about Latin America, bullfighting, rugby, gastronomy, Flamenco, and popular music. He produced 12 documentaries for Arte, including one based on a novel by Antoine Blondin.^[6][7] He also signed the text of illustrated albums.^[8]

Jacques Maigne died from cancer of 29 October 2020 at the age of 69.^[9]

Books

• L'Habit de lumière (1985)
• Guadalquivir : impressions de voyage (1990)
• À côté des taureaux (1992)
• Secrets de gardians (2002)
• Toros (2004)
• Guide des caves coopératives (2004)
• Gardon, gardons (2004)
• 18, pompiers (2005)
• De garrigues en Costières : paysages de Nîmes métropole (2005)
• Claude Viallat : un bel été (2006)
• Voir grand : panorama des grands sites (2007)
• Le Vin au fil de l'eau : les fleuves et leurs vignobles (2007)
• Site du pont du Gard : chroniques d'un aménagement (2008)
• Conversations avec Claude Viallat : ponctuées par des textes de l'artiste (2009)
• Flamenco : en flammes (2009)
• Camargue plein ciel (2013)
• Portrait de Nîmes (2015)
• Flamenco, toros y olé : « ¡Arte, coño! » (2015)
• Vigne saga (2017)