World Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Michel Crespy

ミシェル・クレスピ

Misheru Kuresupi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1946-06-05 (Lasalle (Gard))
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Religion
Protestant
Residence History
Lasalle, Gard → Montpellier

Career

Occupations
sociologist, journalist, novelist
Active Years
1976-2007
Affiliations
Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, Parti socialiste
Memberships
Convention des institutions républicaines, Parti socialiste

Education

Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3
Sociology / Sociology
Degree: maître de conférences
Country: France

Awards

Grand prix de littérature policière
2001
Work: Chasseurs de têtes
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Chasseurs de têtes

2000 crime novel 375 pages

Jérôme Carceville, an unemployed executive, faces a battery of tests from a multinational before ending up with fifteen finalists in an Alpine lake hotel for the ultimate test securing the coveted position.

unemploymentcorporate competitionsurvival
Translations
  • translated into nine languages

Bibliography

  • Le Printemps du bateleur (1976)
  • La Destruction de Bellegarde (1977)
  • Les Voyages de l’épicier (1978)
  • La Princesse sans mémoire (1981)
  • Roman d’amour (1984)
  • Chasseurs de têtes (2000)
  • L’Affaire Léopold (2007)

Legacy

Sociologist and writer who won the Grand prix de littérature policière for his crime novel, teaching sociology at university.

Trivia

  • Chasseurs de têtes was translated into nine languages.