Overview
- The memoir Caché derrière, published Thursday by Le Cherche-Midi, gives his first public account of the illness.
- He writes that doctors found a prostate cancer in 2016 just before Christmas, which he kept private at the time.
- He says he waited until after the holidays to call his doctor back and then received timely care in England.
- He reports that he is now well and says he shared the story to show that recovery is possible.
- The book, co-written with his partner Isaure Le Faou, also traces his long career and recent honors, adding personal context that includes the earlier loss of his first wife to cancer.