Pierre Lemaitre | |
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 Pierre Lemaitre - Paris Book Fair - 23 March 2014 | |
| Born | 19 April 1951 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Author, screenplay writer |
| Nationality | French |
| Period | 2006–present |
| Genre | Fiction, thriller, mystery, History |
| Notable works | |
Pierre Lemaitre (born 19 April 1951) 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 jointly won the CWA International Dagger for best translated 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 (published in English as The Great Swindle), an epic about World War I.[4] His novels Camille and The Great Swindle won the CWA International Dagger in 2015 and 2016 respectively.[5][6]
- ^ a b Lemaître, Pierre. Alex, translated by Frank Wynne. London: MacLehose, 2013. ISBN 9780857051875 WorldCat
- ^ Lemaitre, Pierre. Alex. Paris: Librairie Générale Française, 2012. WorldCat
- ^ "CWA International Dagger shared". Crime Writers' Association. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "France's top literary prize goes to Pierre Lemaitre". France24. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ International 2015 Winners Archive, thecwa.co.uk
- ^ "The Great Swindle — The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2017.