Pierre Lemaitre

Pierre Lemaitre (born 19 April 1951 in Paris) is a Prix Goncourt-winning French author and a screenwriter, internationally renowned for the crime novels featuring the fictional character Commandant Camille Verhœven.

Pierre Lemaitre
Pierre Lemaitre - Paris Book Fair - 23 March 2014
Born (1951-04-19) 19 April 1951
Paris, France
OccupationAuthor, screenplay writer
NationalityFrench
Period2006–present
GenreFiction, thriller, mystery, History
Notable works

His first novel to be translated into English, Alex,[1] is a translation of the French book of the same title,[2] it jointly won the CWA International Dagger for best translated 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 (published in English as The Great Swindle), an epic about World War I.[4] His novels Camille and The Great Swindle won the CWA International Dagger in 2015 and 2016 respectively.[5][6]

Bibliography
  • Camille Verhœven series
    • 2006 – Travail soigné; English translation: Irene by Frank Wynne, 2014
    • 2011 – Alex; English translation: Alex by Frank Wynne, 2013
    • 2011 – Les Grands Moyens (reissued as Rosy & John, 2013)
    • 2012 – Sacrifices; English translation: Camille by Frank Wynne, 2015
  • Between the Wars Trilogy
    • 2013 – Au revoir là-haut; English translation: The Great Swindle by Frank Wynne, 2015
    • 2018 – Couleurs de l'incendie; English translation: All Human Wisdom, 2021
  • Other Novels
    • 2009 – Robe de marié; English translation: Blood Wedding by Frank Wynne, 2016
    • 2010 – Cadres noirs; English translation: Inhuman Resources by Sam Gordon, 2018
    • 2016 – Trois jours et une vie; English translation: Three Days and a Life by Frank Wynne, 2017

Personal life

Pierre Lemaitre worked as a teacher in literature and now devotes his time writing novels and screenplays.[7]

Awards and honours
  • Travail soigné
    • 2006 Prix du premier roman du festival de Cognac, Travail soigné
    • 2009 Prix des lectrices Confidentielles, Travail soigné
    • 2009 Prix Sang d'encre et Prix des lecteurs Goutte de Sang d'encre, Vienne, Travail soigné
    • 2009 Prix du polar francophone de Montigny les Cormeilles, Travail soigné
  • Cadres noirs
    • 2010 Prix Le Point du polar européen, Cadres noirs
  • Alex
  • Au revoir là-haut
    • 2013 Prix des libraires de Nancy Le Point, Au revoir là-haut
    • 2013 Roman français préféré des libraires à la Rentrée, Au revoir là-haut
    • 2013 Prix Goncourt, Au revoir là-haut[4]
    • 2016 CWA International Dagger, The Great Swindle (translated by Frank Wynne)[6]
  • Camille
    • 2015 CWA International Dagger, Camille (translated by Frank Wynne)

Filmography

References
  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. "CWA International Dagger shared". Crime Writers' Association. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. "France's top literary prize goes to Pierre Lemaitre". France24. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  5. International 2015 Winners Archive, thecwa.co.uk
  6. "The Great Swindle — The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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