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Pierre Lemaitre (born 19 April 1951) 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. Personal life Pierre Lemaitre worked as a teacher in literature and now devotes his time writing novels and screenplays. Bibliography Novels Camille Verhœven series: Irene (Travail soigné) (2006), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2014 Alex (2011), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2013 Les Grands Moyens (2011), reissued in 2013 as Rosy & John Camille (Sacrifices) (2012), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2015 Les Enfants du désastre trilogy: The Great Swindle (Au revoir là-haut) (2013), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2015 All Human Wisdom (Couleurs de l'incendie) (2018), English translation 2021 Mirror of our Sorrows (Miroir de nos peines) (2020), English translation 2022 Les Années Glorieuses, tetralogy: The Wide World (Le Grand Monde) (February 2022) English translation July 2023 Le Silence et la Colère (January 2023) Stand-alones: Blood Wedding (Robe de marié) (2009), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2016 Inhuman Resources (Cadres noirs) (2010), English translation: by Sam Gordon, 2018 Three Days and a Life (Trois jours et une vie) (2016), English translation by Frank Wynne, 2017 The Great Serpent (Le Serpent majuscule) (2021), English translation: 2023 Short stories "Une initiative" (2014) "Les Événements de Péronne" (2018) Comics Les Enfants du désastre series: Au revoir là-haut (2016), with Christian De Metter Camille Verhœven series (with Pascal Bertho, illustrated by Yannick Corboz): Irene (2019), based on novel Irene Rosie (2018), based on novel Rosy & John Non-fiction Savoir apprendre (1986), with François Maquere, guide Dictionnaire amoureux du polar (2020), literature Awards and honours Travail soigné 2006 Prix du premier roman du festival de Cognac, Travail soigné 2009 Prix des lectrices Confidentielles, Travail soigné 2009 Prix Sang d'encre et Prix des lecteurs Goutte de Sang d'encre, Vienne, Travail soigné 2009 Prix du polar francophone de Montigny les Cormeilles, Travail soigné Cadres noirs 2010 Prix Le Point du polar européen, Cadres noirs Alex 2012 Prix des lecteurs policier du Livre de poche, Alex 2013 CWA International Dagger, Alex (translated by Frank Wynne) Au revoir là-haut 2013 Prix des libraires de Nancy Le Point, Au revoir là-haut 2013 Roman français préféré des libraires à la Rentrée, Au revoir là-haut 2013 Prix Goncourt, Au revoir là-haut 2016 CWA International Dagger, The Great Swindle (translated by Frank Wynne) Camille 2015 CWA International Dagger, Camille (translated by Frank Wynne) Adaptations See You Up There (2017), film directed by Albert Dupontel, based on novel The Great Swindle Three Days and a Life (2019), film directed by Nicolas Boukhrief, based on novel Three Days and a Life Inhuman Resources (2020), miniseries directed by Ziad Doueiri, based on novel Inhuman Resources Couleurs de l'incendie (2022), film adapted from his eponymous 2018 novel (English title: All Human Wisdom), directed by Clovis Cornillac References External links Review, Irene Pierre Lemaitre at IMDb. Discover the Pierre Lemaitre Frank Wynne popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Pierre Lemaitre Frank Wynne books.