Pierre Lemaitre
| Pierre Lemaitre | |
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Pierre Lemaitre - Salon du livre de Paris - 23 mars 2014 | |
| Born |
April 19, 1951 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Author, Screenplay writer |
| Nationality | French |
| Period | 2006–present |
| Genre | Fiction, thriller, mystery, History |
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Pierre Lemaitre (born 19 April 1951 in Paris) is a Prix Goncourt-winning French author and a screenwriter, internationally renowned for the crime novels featuring the fictional character Commandant Camille Verhœven.
His first novel to be translated into English, Alex,[1] is a translation of the French book of the same title,[2] it won the CWA International Dagger for best crime novel of 2013.[1][3]
In November 2013, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt, France's top literary prize, for Au revoir là-haut, an epic about World War I.[4] The translation of another of his French novels, Camille won the CWA International Dagger in 2015.[5]
Bibliography
Novels
- 2009 Robe de marié
- 2010 Cadres noirs
- 2013 Au revoir là-haut
- 2016 Trois jours et une vie
- 2006 Travail soigné (trans as Irene by Frank Wynne 2014)[6]
- 2011 Alex (trans as Alex by Frank Wynne 2013)
- 2011 Les Grands Moyens
- 2012 Sacrifices (trans as Camille by Frank Wynne 2015)
- 2013 Rosy & John
Personal life
Pierre Lemaitre worked as a teacher in literature and now devotes his time writing novels and screenplays.[7]
Awards and honours
- Travail soigné
- 2006 Prix du premier roman du festival de Cognac, Travail soigné
- 2009 Prix des lectrices Confidentielles, Travail soigné
- 2009 Prix Sang d'encre et Prix des lecteurs Goutte de Sang d'encre, Vienne, Travail soigné
- 2009 Prix du polar francophone de Montigny les Cormeilles, Travail soigné
- Cadres noirs
- 2010 Prix Le Point du polar européen, Cadres noirs
- Alex
- 2012 Prix des lecteurs policier du Livre de poche, Alex
- 2013 CWA International Dagger, Alex[3] (translated by Frank Wynne)
- Au revoir là-haut
- 2013 Prix des libraires de Nancy Le Point, Au revoir là-haut
- 2013 Roman français préféré des libraires à la Rentrée, Au revoir là-haut
- 2013 Prix Goncourt, Au revoir là-haut[4]
- Camille
- 2015 CWA International Dagger, Camille (translated by Frank Wynne)
Filmography
- 2017 : Au Revoir Là Haut directed by Albert Dupontel
References
- 1 2 Lemaître, Pierre. Alex, translated by Frank Wynne. London: MacLehose, 2013. ISBN 9780857051875 WorldCat
- ↑ Lemaitre, Pierre. Alex. Paris: Librairie Générale Française, 2012. WorldCat
- 1 2 "CWA International Dagger shared". Crime Writers' Association. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- 1 2 "France's top literary prize goes to Pierre Lemaitre". France24. 4 November 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ↑ International 2015 Winners Archive, thecwa.co.uk
- ↑ "REVIEW : Irene by Pierre Lemaitre". Upcoming4.me. 3 March 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ http://maclehosepress.com/book/Alex-by-Pierre-Lemaitre-ISBN_9781782060796#.VtFO6lJNBOo
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