Background
Jean-Claude Izzo was born on 20 June 1945 in Marseille, France. His father was an Italian immigrant and his maternal grandfather was a Spanish immigrant.
journalist politician writer poet
Jean-Claude Izzo was born on 20 June 1945 in Marseille, France. His father was an Italian immigrant and his maternal grandfather was a Spanish immigrant.
All have been translated into English by Howard Curtis. He excelled in school and spent much of his time at his desk writing stories and poems. But because of his "immigrant" status, he was forced into a technical school where he was taught how to operate a lathe.
In 1963, he began work in a bookstore.
He also actively campaigned on behalf of Pax Christi, a Catholic peace movement. Then, in 1964, he was called up for military duty in Toulon and Djibouti.
He worked for the military newspaper as a photographer and journalist.
French Communist Party, Unified Socialist Party.