José Giovanni

Writing

Born June 22, 1923 — Died April 24, 2004

From Paris, France

Also known as Jose Giovanni, Joseph Damiani

Biography

José Giovanni (22 June 1923, Paris, France – 24 April 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland) was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French writer and film-maker of Corsican origin who became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1986. A former collaborationist and criminal who at one time was sentenced to death, Gi...