Pierre Lemaitre

Pierre Lemaitre (2014).

Pierre Lemaitre (born 19 April 1951 in Paris) is a Prix Goncourt-winning French author and a screenwriter. 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]

Awards and honours

Bibliography

Novels

Verhœven series

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lemaître, Pierre. Alex, translated by Frank Wynne. London: MacLehose, 2013. ISBN 9780857051875 WorldCat
  2. Lemaitre, Pierre. Alex. Paris: Librairie Générale Française, 2012. WorldCat
  3. 3.0 3.1 "CWA International Dagger shared". Crime Writers' Association. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "France's top literary prize goes to Pierre Lemaitre". France24. 4 November 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  5. "REVIEW : Irene by Pierre Lemaitre". Upcoming4.me. 3 March 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

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