Jan 01, 2005· MAURIAC'S FIRST PUBLICATION MAURIAC'S FIRST PUBLICATION Cooke, Paul 00:00:00 French Studies Bulletin, Vol. LIX, No. 96 ARTICLES AND NOTES PAUL COOKE, Exeter Thanks mainly to the influence of his Bloc-notes in the 1950s and 60s, Mauriac gained a reputation as one of France’s most respected journalists during his twilight years.