Pierre Lemaitre

Writing

Pierre Lemaitre

Born
(age 75)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Credits
8 titles

Biography

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.

His first novel to be translated into English, Alex, is a translation of the French book of the same title, it jointly won the CWA International Dagger for best translated crime novel of 2013. 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. His novels Camille and The Great Swindle won the CWA International Dagger in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 3

YearTitleRole
2026 Palabra de... TV Self (1 ep)
2019 Three Days and a Life Film King's Prosecutor
2012 28 minutes TV Self (1 ep)

Crew credits 6

YearTitleJob
TBA Le Serpent majuscule Film Screenplay
2022 The Colors of Fire Film Writer, Novel
2020 Inhuman Resources TV Writer, Creator (6 ep)
2019 Three Days and a Life Film Novel, Writer, Producer
2017 See You Up There Film Screenplay, Novel
2009 Otages Film Writer
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