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Pierre Lemaitre
Pierre Lemaitre is a French novelist and screenwriter, born in Paris on 19 April 1951. He spent most of his working life in adult education — teaching literature and general culture, and running training courses for librarians — and did not publish his first novel until 2006. He became known first for crime fiction, notably the series featuring the Paris police commandant Camille Verhœven, before turning to historical fiction. In 2013 he was awarded the Prix Goncourt for Au revoir là-haut (publi...