Pierre Magnan (19 September 1922 – 28 April 2012) was a French crime fiction writer.[1]
Pierre Magnan | |
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Born | (1922-09-19)19 September 1922 |
Died | 28 April 2012(2012-04-28) (aged 89) |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Crime fiction writer |
Awards | Prix du Quai des Orfèvres (1978) Martin Beck Award (1983) Prix Mystère de la critique (1985) |
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 became acquainted with a novelist Thyde Monnier, who by 1946 published his work for the Éditions Julliard.[1]
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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