Biography
Jean-Barthélémy Bokassa is the oldest son of Martine Bokassa who is the eldest daughter of Jean-Bedel Bokassa the ex emperor of the Central African Republic
Jean-Barthélémy Bokassa studied management at the Paris Dauphine University. He also studied Japanese and Vietnamese. Surrounded by a Buddhist mother and grandmother, Asia is a prominent second home for him. He goes shopping at “Tang Frères” (an "Asian supermarket", goes out to eat at “Diep” (a restaurant in Paris that specialises in a combination of Chinese and Thai cuisine) and is never separated from his Buddha! He likes to describe himself as a Catholic with Buddhist roots. This second religion has always allowed him to put the problems in his life in to perspective.
Franco-Vietnamese and part of the African aristocracy Jean-Barthélémy Bokassa didn’t need much time to find his way. He wrote his first book while still at school. Encouraged by his Corsican friends and teachers, he has never lost his passion for writing. Surrounded by other artists (film makers, actors…), the idea to publish his works occurred to him naturally.
Today, Jean-Barthélémy has written three different texts. “Diamonds of Treason” which was the first book he published, the publishers Max Milo will publish his second book in May and the third book will come out in September.
The author admits that he is inspired by his multi-cultural background, his different travelling experiences, society today, the development of “ Parisienism”… and by the African jet set.
His motto: He who likes me, reads me!
Hobbies
Jean-Barthélémy Bokassa enjoys tennis (he played tennis for 10 years) and cooking (his mother owns several Vietnamese restaurants in the south of France. His weakness can be summed up by one word: Fashion. His favourite designer is Roberto Cavalli. His way of surviving: stay positive whatever happens.
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