Jean Cau (8 July 1925, in Bram, Aude 18 June 1993) was a French writer and journalist.. Born in Bram, Aude, he was secretary to JeanPaul Sartre, after which he was a journalist and reporter for L''Express, Figaro, and Paris Match 1961, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt for The Mercy of God.. From the 1970s onwards he grew close to GRECE and his writings became infused with a sun