Philippe Paquet (writer)

Philippe Paquet (born 1960) is a Belgian historian, biographer and Sinologist. Born in Namur, he has written for La Libre Belgique since 1984 and authored acclaimed biographies of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (Soong Mei-ling), which was reviewed in Le Monde[1] and various other newspapers and journals. His 2010 biography of Belgian-Australian intellectual Simon Leys was described as showing a complex man on a hero's journey,[2] and as "a vast omnibus of a work".[3] The biography won several prizes, including the Prix Fondation Martine Aublet[4] and the Prix Femina Essai.[5]

References

  1. ^ Wieder, Thomas (17 December 2010). ""Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Un siècle d'histoire de la Chine", de Philippe Paquet : May-ling Soong, éternelle première dame de Chine". Le monde (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. ^ Haggerty, Nicolas (13 May 2019). "The Generalist | Commonweal Magazine". www.commonwealmagazine.org. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  3. ^ McLaren, Anne Elizabeth (13 November 2017). "Simon Leys, navigator between worlds – a unique Australian intellectual". The Conversation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Philippe Paquet remporte le Prix Fondation Martine Aublet 2016". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  5. ^ Duplat, Guy (29 December 2025). "Prix Femina essai : Philippe Paquet sélectionné pour sa biographie de Simon Leys". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
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