Jean-Pierre Conty
{{Short description|French writer (1917–1984)}}
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| birth_date = 9 December 1917
| birth_place = Merlebach (Moselle)
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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.
The hero of most of his novel is Mr. Suzuki, a Japanese spy. He has also published under the pen name Jean Crau .{{cite web | url=http://www.histoire-du-polar.com/auteurs/jean-pierre-conty-2143.html | title=Jean-Pierre CONTY }}
Works
= Novels =
{{further ill|List of novels by Jean-Pierre Conty|fr|Liste des romans de Jean-Pierre Conty}}
= 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.{{Cite web|url=http://dvdtoile.com/Filmographie.php?id=17487|title=Jean Bernard-Luc – DvdToile}}
= Comic strips =
Several adaptations in comic strips of the series Mr. Suzuki have been made by Jacomo:{{Cite web|url=http://www.bedetheque.com/serie-17686-BD-Suzuki.html#117207|title = Suzuki (1re série – Arédit) – BD, informations, cotes}}
- 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: {{Interlanguage link multi|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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.factibus.com/factibus/Palmares_du_Grand_Prix_de_Litterature_Policiere/chronologie.html |title=Palmarès du Grand Prix de Littérature Policière – Factibus |access-date=2016-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191450/http://www.factibus.com/factibus/Palmares_du_Grand_Prix_de_Litterature_Policiere/chronologie.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.polar-sf.fr/Sitefleuve/Auteurs/Conty/Conty.html Liste de romans publiés, sur Polar-sf]
- [http://fichesauteurs.canalblog.com/archives/2012/07/11/24682668.html Éléments biographiques+ Liste des titres publiés, sur Fichesauteurs.canalblog.com]
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Category:20th-century French novelists
Category:French crime fiction writers