Serge Janouin-Benanti
From nuclear science and medical imaging to writing: a scientific journey that has become a lens through which to observe people, eras, and their unique stories.
Short Biography
Born in Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department in France, Serge Janouin-Benanti holds a PhD in Science. Georges Charpak, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, was a committee member for one of his theses.
He began his career as a nuclear physics researcher with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) then with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, before working in medical imaging for Thomson-CSF and General Electric. Becoming a consultant for the industry and R&D (Research and Development), he has observed and analyzed organizations and individuals in numerous industries in France and around the world.
Since then, he has devoted himself to the writing of true and cruel tales (criminal cases in the form of short stories), historical novels, and biographies of ordinary men who lived in extraordinary times.
His Beliefs About Writing
The author loves the constraints of real people. He has no interest in artificial worlds. The heroes of his stories belong to real life; they actually existed. Among them are ordinary people, unlikely characters, predictable figures, puzzling individuals, fanatics, and contradictory personalities… Refusing to gloss over aspects of their personalities, he presents them to us in all their complexity.
The author’s characters live through extraordinary times or lead monotonous daily lives. But, without fail, Serge Janouin-Benanti keeps us on the edge of our seats with his choice of stories. He has selected the most unusual, unsettling, touching, and outrageous tales… His writing does the rest. He transforms established facts into fascinating tales or novels—sometimes cruel, but always captivating.
Beyond Books
He’s described as having a reserved and antisocial character. However, for those who insist, he knows how to cook up small plates using mushrooms (to be consumed at your own risk) which he selects and gathers himself, before taking his guests on his sailboat to show them the charm of the Crone’s Lookout, Reaper’s Cliffs, the Witch’s Eye, Skull Rock, or the Bay of the Dead.
Book fairs and promotional videos for his books
Serge Janouin-Benanti has participated in more than 150 book fairs, ranging from the most prestigious to the most intimate, from the most commercial to the most authentic, and from the most general to the most specialized.
Today, in this all-digital age, Serge Janouin-Benanti invites you to his virtual book fair, where he showcases his books.