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Pierre Lemaitre

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.

Pierre Lemaitre
Pierre Lemaitre - Paris Book Fair - 23 March 2014
Pierre Lemaitre - Paris Book Fair - 23 March 2014
Born (1951-04-19) 19 April 1951 (age 73)
Paris, France
OccupationAuthor, screenplay writer
NationalityFrench
Period2006–present
GenreFiction, thriller, mystery, History
Notable works

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]

Personal life

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Pierre Lemaitre worked as a teacher in literature and now devotes his time writing novels and screenplays.[7]

Bibliography

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Novels

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Camille Verhœven series:

  1. Irène (Travail soigné) (2006), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2014
  2. Alex (2011), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2013
  3. Les Grands Moyens (2011), reissued in 2013 as Rosy & John
  4. Camille (Sacrifices) (2012), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2015

Les Enfants du désastre trilogy:

  1. The Great Swindle (Au revoir là-haut) (2013), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2015
  2. All Human Wisdom (Couleurs de l'incendie) (2018), English translation 2021
  3. Mirror of our Sorrows (Miroir de nos peines) (2020), English translation 2022

Les Années Glorieuses, tetralogy:

  1. The Wide World (Le Grand Monde) (February 2022) English translation July 2023[8]
  2. Le Silence et la Colère (January 2023)

Stand-alones:

  • Blood Wedding (Robe de marié) (2009), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2016
  • Inhuman Resources (Cadres noirs) (2010), English translation: by Sam Gordon, 2018
  • Three Days and a Life (Trois jours et une vie) (2016), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2017
  • The Great Serpent (Le Serpent majuscule) (2021), English translation: 2023

Short stories

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  • "Une initiative" (2014)
  • "Les Événements de Péronne" (2018)

Comics

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Les Enfants du désastre series:

  1. Au revoir là-haut (2016), with Christian De Metter

Camille Verhœven series (with Pascal Bertho, illustrated by Yannick Corboz):

  1. Irene (2019), based on novel Irene
  2. Rosie (2018), based on novel Rosy & John

Non-fiction

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  • Savoir apprendre (1986), with François Maquere, guide
  • Dictionnaire amoureux du polar (2020), literature

Awards and honours

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  • 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
  • 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)

Adaptations

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References

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  1. ^ a b Lemaître, Pierre. Alex, translated by Frank Wynne. London: MacLehose, 2013. ISBN 9780857051875 WorldCat
  2. ^ Lemaitre, Pierre. Alex. Paris: Librairie Générale Française, 2012. WorldCat
  3. ^ a b "CWA International Dagger shared". Crime Writers' Association. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b "France's top literary prize goes to Pierre Lemaitre". France24. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  5. ^ International 2015 Winners Archive, thecwa.co.uk
  6. ^ a b "The Great Swindle — The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ^ "MacLehose Press | Alex | MacLehose Press". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  8. ^ "The Wide World". Headline Store. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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