René Victor Pilhes is a French writer and former publicist, born in 1934.
Pilhes began working as an advertising executive at Air France then at Publicis as Creative Director and Executive Board Member, before devoting himself entirely to literature where he views society as a moralist.
It is also a director of TF1.
He was married December 19, 1959 to Nicole Ingrand, with whom he has three children: Nathalie, Laurent, Maria.