Alain Defossé
| Alain Defossé | |
|---|---|
 Alain Defossé in 2014 | |
| Born |
11 February 1957 Nantes, France |
| Died |
14 May 2017 (aged 60) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | Cours Florent |
| Occupation | Novelist, translator |
Alain Defossé (11 February 1957 – 14 May 2017) was a French novelist and translator.
Early life
Alain Defossé was born on 11 February 1957 in Nantes.[1][2][3] He studied at the Cours Florent.[2]
Career
Defossé authored nine novels. His first novel, Les fourmis d’Anvers, was published in 1991.[2] He also translated several books from English into French.[2] For example, he translated Crazy Cock by Henry Miller in 1990.[2] He also translated American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis in 1993.[2] In 2006, he translated The Night Watch by Sarah Waters.[2] Two years later, in 2008, he translated Rant by Chuck Palahniuk.[2] Other novelists whose work he translated are Irvine Welsh and Joseph Connolly.[3]
Death
Defossé died on 14 May 2017 in Paris.[2][3]
Works
Novels
- Defossé, Alain (1991). Les fourmis d'Anvers. Paris: Salvy. ISBN 9782905899200. OCLC 781205279.
- Defossé, Alain (1996). Retour à la ville. Paris: Salvy.
- Defossé, Alain (2000). Dimanche au Mont Valérien. Nantes: Joca seria. ISBN 9782908929737. OCLC 45647184.
- Defossé, Alain (2004). Dans la douceur du soir. Paris: PARC. ISBN 9782912010216. OCLC 470117289.
- Defossé, Alain (2006). Chien de cendres. Paris: Éditions du Panama. ISBN 9782755701234. OCLC 470515837.
- Defosse, Alain (2007). L'Homme en habit. Monaco: Éditions du Rocher.
- Defosse, Alain (2011). Mes inconnues : Solange, Denise, Mado. Paris: Phébus. ISBN 9782752904942. OCLC 697265036.
- Defosse, Alain (2012). On ne tue pas les gens. Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 9782081255852. OCLC 785327115.
- Defosse, Alain (2015). Effraction. Paris: Fayard. ISBN 9782213687025. OCLC 976502106.
References
- ↑ "Defossé, Alain". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Lacour, Cécilia (16 May 2017). "Décès de l’écrivain et traducteur Alain Defossé". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Nécrologie L'écrivain et traducteur Alain Defossé est décédé". Presse-Océan (in French). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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