Dominique Manotti

Dominique Manotti (born Marie-Noëlle Thibault[1] December 23, 1942 in Paris)[2] is a French crime writer and economic historian.[3] She has written more than a dozen books, many of which have been translated. Among her many prizes is the 2011 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, the most prestigious award in French crime fiction.

Dominique Manotti in 2006

She lives in Paris where she is a professor of 19th-century economic history.[4]

Novels
  • 1995: Sombre Sentier, published in English as Rough Trade, translated by Margaret Crosland and Elfreda Powell; Arcadia Books (London) in 2001[3]
  • 1997: À nos chevaux!, published in English as Dead Horsemeat, translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz; Arcadia Books (London), 2007[3]
  • 1998: Kop;[3]
  • 2001: Nos fantastiques années fric,[3], published in English as Affairs of State, translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz, Arcadia Books (London), 2010
  • 2004: Le Corps noir;[3]
  • 2006: Lorraine Connection, published in English under the same title, translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz; Arcadia Books (London), 2008.[3] - Winner of the CWA International Dagger
  • 2010: Bien connu des services de police;
  • 2011: L'Honorable Société;
  • 2013: L'Évasion, published in English as Escape, translated by Ros Schwartz and Amanda Hopkinson, 2014
  • 2013: Le Rêve de Madoff;
  • 2015: Or noir;
  • 2018: Racket
gollark: To some extent, but it's fuzzier, and how is that meant to work for *factories* or whatever?
gollark: And it's (very roughly) gotten by providing stuff people want, so organizations which can do that can pay more than ones which can't.
gollark: And "who can pay most" is simple and objective.
gollark: For example, you're incentivised to not spent unreasonable amounts of it, because you have finite amounts of it and it's hard to get.
gollark: Using money has many advantages.

References
  1. Mesplède, Claude. (2007). Dictionnaire des littératures policières. Joseph K. ISBN 9782910686444. OCLC 315873251.
  2. "Dominique Manotti, l'archéologue du présent (2/5)". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. "Dominique Manotti". arcadiabooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-20.


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