In 1982, Paul Tabet, the son of Raoul Tabet, who was both the nephew and the lover of Rhaïs, published at Grasset a book in which he affirmed that his father confessed to him that he was the real author of the novels attributed to Rhaïs.[9] This book caused a sensation in the media and Paul Tabet was interviewed by Bernard Pivot on Apostrophes on 7 May 1982.