Olivier Weber | |
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| Born | Olivier Weber 1958 Montluçon, France |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | French |
| Period | 1992–present |
| Genre | Novel, essay, travel writing |
| Subject | Exile, migration, ecology, faith, childhood |
| Notable works | Le Barbaresque, Le Faucon afghan, Les Impunis |
| Notable awards | Joseph Kessel Prize, Albert Londres Prize, Amerigo Vespucci Prize, European and Mediterranean book prize, Pierre Loti Prize |
Olivier Weber (born 1958) is a French writer, novelist and reporter at large, known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been a war correspondent for twenty-five years, especially in Central Asia, Africa, Middle-East and Iraq.[1] He is an assistant professor at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, president of the Prize Joseph Kessel and today ambassador of France at large. Weber has won several national and international awards of literature and journalism, in particular for his stories on Afghanistan and for his books on wars.[2] His novels, travels writing books and essays have been translated in a dozen of languages.[3][4]