Pierre-Antoine Cousteau
Pierre-Antoine Cousteau (18 March 1906 – 17 December 1958) was a French
Leftist activism
He was born in
Move to Fascism
Cousteau abandoned his communism in the early 1930s, and was drawn to antisemitism and authoritarian view, writing for Coup de Patte and then Je suis partout, becoming editor of the journal in 1932.[1] In this role, he was close to Pierre Gaxotte, who converted him to fascism.
He visited
Collaboration
Cousteau was recalled up to the army in 1939 and captured in 1940, although Brasillach secured his release and he returned to Je suis partout, eventually succeeding Brasillach as political director in 1943.
In August 1944, he moved to
Post-war activity
Released under an
He fell seriously ill in the late 1950s and had to withdraw from politics, requiring regular blood transfusions to survive.[3] He died age 52 in Paris.
Publications
- L'Amérique juive. Les Éditions de France. 1942.
- Hugothérapie ou comment l'esprit vient aux mal-pensants. Bourg: Éditions E.T.L. 1954.
- Après le déluge, pamphlets. La Librairie Francaise. 1957.
- Les lois de l'hospitalité. La Librairie Francaise. 1957.
- En ce temps-là. La Librairie Francaise. 1959.
- (written Clairvaux Prison, January–December 1950). Text prepared by Robert Belot. (with the collaboration of Lucien Rebatet). (1999). Dialogue de vaincus. Paris: Berg International.
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Bibliography
- Benoît Loeuillet (2001). Pierre-Antoine Cousteau. Un journaliste engagé (1932-1944). publications Henry Coston.
- Michaël Lenoire (1999). L'antisémitisme de plume. Paris: Berg International.
- [1] Philip Rees. Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Philip Rees. Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890. p. 72.
- ^ Seth D. Armus, French Anti-Americanism (1930-1948): Critical Moments in a Complex History, Lexington Books, 2007, p. 10
- ^ a b Hugo Frey, Louis Malle, Manchester University Press, 2004, p. 76
- ^ Sophie Coignard, Marie-Thérèse Guichard, French Connections: Networks of Influence, Algora Publishing, 2000, p. 244
- ^ Philippe Carrard, The French Who Fought for Hitler: Memories from the Outcasts, Cambridge University Press, 2010, p. 193