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Jean-Paul Demure

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Jean-Paul Demure

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1941-10-23 （Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme）
Nationality
フランス, French
Languages
French

Career

Occupations
writer, screenwriter, novelist, short story writer, postman, gardener, Bible salesman, barman, driver, storekeeper
Active Years
1966-2014

Awards

Grand prix de littérature policière
1988
Work: Aix abrupto
Organization: Association des Écrivains Policers de France
Result: 受賞
Grand prix du roman noir, Cognac
1998
Work: Fin de chasse
Organization: Festival de Cognac
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Aix abrupto

1987 Roman policier

Set against the Aix-en-Provence music festival, it features local election machinations and intersecting characters in hilariously intricate escapades.

powerprofitfragile beings' courageblack humor

Fin de chasse

1998 Roman policier

A police novel set in rural Ardèche, denouncing the stifling climate of a insular community through a hunting incident.

rural societyinsularitycommunity

Bibliography

  • Le Manuel
  • La Concernade
  • Le Fils du vent
  • La Belle Dame dans un violon
  • Razzia sur la paroisse
  • L'Embrouille
  • L'Amour en miettes
  • Aix abrupto
  • Découpe sombre
  • Milac
  • Fin de chasse
  • Les Jours défaits
  • Noir Rivage
  • Les Rosiers de la rue Vermenouze
  • Le linceul n'est pas qu'aux moches
  • Cher Payé
  • Le Chant des morts

Adaptations

  • Navarro (TV series)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
black humorgrating humornoir novelsocial observation
Recurring Motifs
fragile charactersrules of powerdomination by profitcourageous weaklings

Legacy

Known as a French crime novelist, acclaimed for Grand Prix-winning works reflecting his tumultuous life in dark portrayals of power-dominated society.