A literary figure has vanished. Bernard Pivot died this Monday, May 6 at the age of 89 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Sad news which was communicated by his daughter Cécile Pivot to AFP. The creator of the cult literary show Apostrophes wanted to be buried in a very special commune, that of Quincié-en-Beaujolais in the Rhône. A choice which is not surprising since Bernard Pivot was very attached to the region, having been born in Lyon and having grown up in the Beaujolais vineyards. His parents are also buried in the small town of Quincié-en-Beaujolais. Bernard Pivot maintained a family link with this commune in the Rhône, but not only that.
He was also a municipal councilor there between 1977 and 1983, which allowed him to actively participate in village life. The media library bears his name and has long been supported by his donations.. “He donated hundreds and hundreds of books every year to the library. We find them on the shelves of the library, they circulate among people,” explained Daniel Michaud, mayor of Quincié-en-Beaujolais, to BFM Lyon this Monday, May 6. And he added: “It’s a little bit of his presence that finds its way into the hands of readers. It was more than giving books, it was participating in village life.” The religious funeral, for its part, will take place in the Saint-Pierre church in Quincié-en-Beaujolais, on Tuesday May 14 at 2:30 p.m., indicates BFM Lyon.
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Bernard Pivot facing a difficult end of life
The creator of the show Apostrophes didn’t have the happiest end of life. The son of Charles Pivot and Marie-Louise Dumas suffered health problems. On February 4, 2022, France Sunday had revealed that Bernard Pivot had been hospitalized for several months. In April 2023, the main person concerned agreed to confide in the Sunday newspaper. He then explained that he had kept silent because “the evil struck him on the head, seat of the brain and speech”. He added: “I abandoned my column with regret, because I was ill and disabled and could no longer write as I did for your readers, for our readers, if I may, for more than a quarter of a century”. If the writer never revealed the nature of his illness, The Parisian mentioned “months of fighting cancer” in an article published this Monday, May 6.
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