Dominique Tapie. (Credit: R.A./L'OLJ)
According to Dominique Tapie, her relationship with Bernard was a perfect harmony of opposites, full of drama, crises and tempers. The two nearly fell apart several times, a fact she doesn’t hide in her book Bernard, la fureur de vivre (Editions de L’Observatoire, 2023), co-written with Catherine Siguret. But she stood by this legendary figure for 52 years — a personification of a French success story tinged with scandal.After Bernard Tapie died on Oct. 3, 2021, he remained as adored as he was hated. His fierce battle against the National Front, now the National Rally (RN), is legendary. His widow says she often meets young people fascinated by his rise, as if a “Tapist” party might one day be formed. To his critics, he was a schemer, a match-fixer, a self-made shark in business. To his admirers, a business genius and an exceptional...
According to Dominique Tapie, her relationship with Bernard was a perfect harmony of opposites, full of drama, crises and tempers. The two nearly fell apart several times, a fact she doesn’t hide in her book Bernard, la fureur de vivre (Editions de L’Observatoire, 2023), co-written with Catherine Siguret. But she stood by this legendary figure for 52 years — a personification of a French success story tinged with scandal.After Bernard Tapie died on Oct. 3, 2021, he remained as adored as he was hated. His fierce battle against the National Front, now the National Rally (RN), is legendary. His widow says she often meets young people fascinated by his rise, as if a “Tapist” party might one day be formed. To his critics, he was a schemer, a match-fixer, a self-made shark in business. To his admirers, a business genius and an...
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