Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
2 appearances
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Edition 12 (1958) Winner
Fred Kassak
フレッド・カッサク
Fureddo Kassaku
Aliases:
Pierre Humblot / Pierre Henri Maurice Humblot
Pen Names:
Jean Céric（Used for the novel L'Amour en coulisse）,
Pierre Civry（Used for the novel Savant à livrer le…）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-03-04 （15th arrondissement of Paris）
- Died
- 2018-04-12 （Levallois-Perret） age 90
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Paris
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Playwright
- Active Years
- 1957-2018
- Influenced
- Michel Audiard
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Grand prix de littérature policière | On n’enterre pas le dimanche | — | Académie de littérature policière | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Prix Mystère de la critique | Nocturne pour assassin | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Prix Louis-Delluc | On n’enterre pas le dimanche (film) | — | — | 受賞 |
Grand prix de littérature policière
1958
Work:
On n’enterre pas le dimanche
Organization:
Académie de littérature policière
Result:
受賞
Prix Mystère de la critique
1973
Work:
Nocturne pour assassin
Result:
受賞
Prix Louis-Delluc
1960
Work:
On n’enterre pas le dimanche (film)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Prix Mystère de la critique
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1973) Winner
Works
Major Works
On n’enterre pas le dimanche
1958 Detective novelA mystery revolving around the impossibility of burying on Sunday.
HumorMurderIrony of everyday life
Adaptations
- [Film] On n’enterre pas le dimanche / Michel Drach (1959)
Nocturne pour assassin
1957 Detective novelA classic detective novel featuring a sophisticated assassin.
AssassinationSuspenseHumor
Carambolages
1959 Humorous detective novelHumorous story based on experiences at a touring club.
HumorAccidentsTourism
Adaptations
- [Film] Carambolages / Marcel Bluwal (1963)
Adaptations
- Many works adapted to film by Michel Audiard, including Elle boit pas, elle fume pas...
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- HumorousTwists and turnsIronic
- Recurring Motifs
- Dark side of everyday lifeMachiavellian plotsSatire
Legacy
Renowned French detective novelist known for humorous and cleverly plotted works, many adapted into films.
In Popular Culture
- Wrote the first script for Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Quotes
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In Kassak, the investigation is conducted with humor, events are charged with irony, and end with a pirouette.
Source: Mystère Magazine
Trivia
- Real name Pierre Humblot
- Fred Kassak is a pseudonym
- Wrote numerous radio plays