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Jean Pierre Conty, real name Jean Pierre Walrafen, (9 December 1917 - 12 September 1984) was a 20th-century French writer, famous for his spying novels.

Jean Pierre Conty
Born	Jean Pierre Walrafen 9 December 1917 Merlebach (Moselle)
Died	9 September 1984(1984-09-09) (aged 66)
Occupation	Writer

The hero of most of his novel is Mr. Suzuki, a Japanese spy. He has also published under the pen name Jean Crau .[1]

Works

Novels

Theatre

In 1954, his play Affaire vous concernant is directed by Pierre Valde at the Théâtre de Paris. In 1965, he coauthored with Jean Bernard-Luc, a comédie-vaudeville which has now become a classic of the genre : Quand épousez-vous ma femme ?, staged on theatre with Michel Serrault, Jean-Pierre Darras and Maria Pacôme.[2]

Comic strips

Several adaptations in comic strips of the series Mr. Suzuki have been made by Jacomo:[3]

• 1974 : La nuit rouge de Mr. Suzuki, Artima
• 1975 : Mr. Suzuki a la dent dure, Artima
• 1975 : Mr. Suzuki et la ville fantôme, Artima
• 1977 : Mr. Suzuki lance un sos, Artima
• 1977 : Mr. Suzuki lance un sos (2), Artima

Cinema

Robert Vernay has directed the cinematographic adaptation of Monsieur Suzuki prend la mouche in 1960 under the title: Monsieur Suzuki [fr] with Jean Thielment, Ivan Desny, Pierre Dudan and Claude Farell.

Prizes and awards

In 1953, he was awarded the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for his novel Opération Odyssée .[4]

References

External links

• Liste de romans publiés, sur Polar-sf
• Éléments biographiques+ Liste des titres publiés, sur Fichesauteurs.canalblog.com

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