Pierre Boncenne, an essay writer, was the editor-in-chief of Lire magazine and for a long time worked with Bernard Pivot on the television shows Apostrophes and Bouillon de culture. He authored For Jean-François Revel (Pour Jean-François Revel, Renaudot Essay Prize, 2006) and Simon Leys’ Umbrella (Parapluie de Simon Leys). Jacques Faule, formerly a curator at the French national library, is also an actor.