Pierre Magnan
Pierre Magnan (19 September 1922 – 28 April 2012) was a French crime fiction writer.[1]
Pierre Magnan | |
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Born | |
Died | 28 April 2012 89) | (aged
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Crime fiction writer |
Awards | Prix du Quai des Orfèvres (1978) Martin Beck Award (1983) Prix Mystère de la critique (1985) |
Early life
Pierre Magnan was born on 19 September 1922 in Manosque. At the age of 13 he started working as a typographer and two years later started to write. His style was influenced by Jean Giono to whom he will dedicate a book later called To Greet Giono. During World War II he gets acquainted with a novelist Thyde Monnier, who by 1946 published his work for the Éditions Julliard.[1]
Awards
His awards include Prix du Quai des Orfèvres from 1978, for Le Sang des Atrides,[1] the Martin Beck Award in 1983, for Le Commissaire dans la truffière, for best crime fiction translated into Swedish language,[2] and Prix Mystère de la critique in 1985, for La Maison assassinée.
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References
- "Amoureux du Sud et de la vie, l'écrivain Pierre Magnan est parti à 89 ans". Le Monde (in French). 2 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- "Bästa översatta kriminalroman". Svenska Deckarakademin (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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