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Joël Dicker

ジョエル・ディッカー

Joël Dicker

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1985-06-16 (Geneva, Switzerland)
Nationality
スイス, スイス人
Languages
French
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Geneva, Switzerland

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2010-2024

Education

University of Geneva
Faculty of Law / Law
Degree: Master of Laws
Period: 2006-2010
Year of Graduation: 2010
Country: Switzerland
Obtained Master of Laws
Collège Madame de Staël
Country: Switzerland
Attended in Geneva
Cours Florent
Drama
Period: 1年間
Country: France
Attended for one year in Paris then returned

Awards

Prix Goncourt des Lycéens
2012
Work: The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Organization: Goncourt Academy
Result: 受賞
Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie Française
2012
Work: The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Organization: Académie Française
Result: 受賞
Prix des Écrivains Genevois
2010
Work: Les Derniers Jours de Nos Pères
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

2012 Thriller

A young writer investigates the truth behind his mentor's affair and murder.

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Adaptations
  • [TV Miniseries] The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair / Jean-Jacques Annaud (2018)
Translations
  • Translated into 32 languages

Bibliography

  • The Final Days of Our Fathers (2010)
  • The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (2012)
  • The Baltimore Boys (2015)
  • The Disappearance of Stephanie Mailer (2018)
  • The Enigma of Room 622 (2020)
  • The Alaska Sanders Affair (2022)
  • A Wild Animal (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Suspenseful narrativePage-turner
Recurring Motifs
Family secretsPast traumas

Legacy

Prominent Swiss thriller novelist whose 'Harry Quebert Affair' became a global bestseller.

Trivia

  • Born into a Jewish family.
  • Established his own publishing house.