Pierre Lemaitre
Pierre Lemaitre | |
|---|---|
 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 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 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]
Bibliography
- Camille Verhœven series
- 2006 – Travail soigné; English translation: Irene by Frank Wynne, 2014
- 2011 – Alex; English translation: Alex by Frank Wynne, 2013
- 2011 – Les Grands Moyens (reissued as Rosy & John, 2013)
- 2012 – Sacrifices; English translation: Camille by Frank Wynne, 2015
- Between the Wars Trilogy
- 2013 – Au revoir là-haut; English translation: The Great Swindle by Frank Wynne, 2015
- 2018 – Couleurs de l'incendie; English translation: The Colours of the Inferno, 2019
- Other Novels
- 2009 – Robe de marié; English translation: Blood Wedding by Frank Wynne, 2016
- 2010 – Cadres noirs; English translation: Inhuman Resources by Sam Gordon, 2018
- 2016 – Trois jours et une vie; English translation: Three Days and a Life by Frank Wynne, 2017
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]
- 2016 CWA International Dagger, The Great Swindle (translated by Frank Wynne)[6]
- Camille
- 2015 CWA International Dagger, Camille (translated by Frank Wynne)
Filmography
- 2017 : Au Revoir Là Haut directed by Albert Dupontel
References
- ^ a b Lemaître, Pierre. Alex, translated by Frank Wynne. London: MacLehose, 2013. ISBN 9780857051875 WorldCat
- ^ Lemaitre, Pierre. Alex. Paris: Librairie Générale Française, 2012. WorldCat
- ^ a b "CWA International Dagger shared". Crime Writers' Association. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ a b "France's top literary prize goes to Pierre Lemaitre". France24. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ International 2015 Winners Archive, thecwa.co.uk
- ^ a b "The Great Swindle — The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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