Philippe Collas

Philippe Collas or Philippe Collas-Villedary (born in France) is a French writer and scriptwriter who is famous for his historical and criminal thrillers. As the great-grandson of Pierre Bouchardon, the man who arrested Mata Hari, his biography about her is nowadays a reference.[1][2]

Awards
  • 1989: "Lauréat de la Villa Médicis Hors-Les Murs" for his work on King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
  • 1991: "Prix Anne Philipe", named after the widow of the famous French actor, Gérard Philipe, an award for the most talented young theatrical writer.[3]

Works
  • Louis II et Elisabeth d'Autriche, Âmes soeurs, (Le Rocher, Paris/Monaco 2001) (ISBN 978 2 268 03884 1)
  • Maurice Dekobra, Gentleman entre deux mondes (Séguier, Paris 2002) (ISBN 2 84049 264 4)
  • Edith Wharton's French Riviera, with Éric Villedary (Flammarion, Paris 2002; Rizzoli New-York 2002)[4] (ISBN 284 1101614)
  • Mata Hari, Sa Véritable Histoire, (Plon, Paris) 2003, (Piper Verlag, Munich 2009)[2] (ISBN 978-2-2591-9872-1)
  • Jean de La Fontaine, Détective (four opus) (Plon, Paris 2004/2007)
  • Mata Hari, La dernière danse de l'espionne. (French Pulp 2017).[5] (ISBN 979 10 251 0249 7)
  • L'Île du Lundi, with Éric Villedary, (French Pulp 2018) (ISBN 979 10 251 03 203)

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References
  1. "Mata Hari was innocent", The Week, 1 January 2007
  2. Adam Sage, "Misogyny and French lies killed Mata Hari", The Times, London, 10 November 2003.
  3. Le Monde, 1 April 1991; Paris-Match, January 1991
  4. Sarah Emsley, Happy birthday at Edith Wharton
  5. Simon Kuper, The Financial Times, 20 October 2017

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