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'''Thierry Jonquet''' (January 19, 1954 - August 9, 2009) was a [[France|French]] writer who specialised in crime novels with political themes. he was born in [[Paris]]; his most recent and best known novel outside of France was ''Mygale'' (2003), which was published in |
'''Thierry Jonquet''' (January 19, 1954 - August 9, 2009) was a [[France|French]] writer who specialised in crime novels with political themes. he was born in [[Paris]]; his most recent and best known novel outside of France was ''Mygale'' (2003), which was published in the USA as ''Mygale'' in 2003 by ([[City Lights]]) and in the UK as ''Tarantula'' in 2005<ref>http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/trcrime/jonquet.htm</ref> ([[Serpent's Tail]]). He wrote over 20 novels in French, including ''Le bal des débris'', ''Moloch'' and ''Rouge c'est la vie''. |
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Jonquet died aged 55 in hospital in Paris.<ref>[http://www.liberation.fr/culture/0101584574-thierry-jonquet-est-mort Thierry Jonquet est mort]</ref> |
Jonquet died aged 55 in hospital in Paris.<ref>[http://www.liberation.fr/culture/0101584574-thierry-jonquet-est-mort Thierry Jonquet est mort]</ref> |
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* [http://www.serpentstail.com/thierry-jonquet Serpent's Tail page] |
* [http://www.serpentstail.com/thierry-jonquet Serpent's Tail page] |
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* Portrait of Thierry Jonquet by Olivier Favier: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivierfavier/3795836408/] |
* Portrait of Thierry Jonquet by Olivier Favier: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivierfavier/3795836408/] |
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* [http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/trcrime/jonquet.htm Mygale Complete-Review] |
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Revision as of 00:31, 14 September 2011
Thierry Jonquet (January 19, 1954 - August 9, 2009) was a French writer who specialised in crime novels with political themes. he was born in Paris; his most recent and best known novel outside of France was Mygale (2003), which was published in the USA as Mygale in 2003 by (City Lights) and in the UK as Tarantula in 2005[1] (Serpent's Tail). He wrote over 20 novels in French, including Le bal des débris, Moloch and Rouge c'est la vie.
Jonquet died aged 55 in hospital in Paris.[2]
Tarantula has been filmed by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, under the title The Skin I Live In, which was entered in competition in May 2011 for the Cannes Film Festival.
Bibliography
- Mon vieux (2005)
- Comedia (2005)
- Mygale (1984), translated into English as Tarantula (2005, Serpent's Tail) by Donald Nicholson-Smith
- Jours tranquilles à Belleville (2003)
- Le manoir des immortelles (2003)
- Ad vitam aeternam (2002)
- Le bal des débris (2000)
- Rouge c'est la vie (1998)
References
External links
- Serpent's Tail page
- Portrait of Thierry Jonquet by Olivier Favier: [1]
- Mygale Complete-Review
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