Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
2 appearances
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Edition 16 (1963) Winner
Sébastien Japrisot
セバスチャン・ジャプリゾ
Sebasuchan Japurizo
Aliases:
Jean-Baptiste Rossi
Pen Names:
Robert Huart（Another pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-07-04 （Marseille）
- Died
- 2003-03-04 （Vichy） age 71
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Marseille → Paris → Near Busset, Allier
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Screenwriter, Film director, Advertising executive
- Active Years
- 1950-2003
- Influenced By
- Lewis Carroll, Ernest Hemingway, G.K. Chesterton, Georges Simenon
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecole de Provence | — | Jesuit school | — | — | France |
| Lycée Thiers | — | — | — | — | France |
| Sorbonne University | Faculty of Philosophy | — | — | — | France |
Ecole de Provence
Jesuit school
Country:
France
Studied with Jesuits
Lycée Thiers
Country:
France
Marseille
Sorbonne University
Faculty of Philosophy
Country:
France
Studied philosophy but did not finish
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | Trap for Cinderella | — | Association des Écrivains de Langue Française de Littérature Policière | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Gold Dagger | The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun | 最優秀外国スリラー | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Prix des Deux Magots | One Deadly Summer | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1984 | César Award for Best Adaptation | One Deadly Summer | — | French Academy of Cinema | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Prix Interallié | A Very Long Engagement | — | — | 受賞 |
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1963
Work:
Trap for Cinderella
Organization:
Association des Écrivains de Langue Française de Littérature Policière
Result:
受賞
Gold Dagger
1968
Work:
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
Category:
最優秀外国スリラー
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Prix des Deux Magots
1978
Work:
One Deadly Summer
Result:
受賞
César Award for Best Adaptation
1984
Work:
One Deadly Summer
Organization:
French Academy of Cinema
Result:
受賞
Prix Interallié
1991
Work:
A Very Long Engagement
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Prix des Deux Magots
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (1978) Winner
Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation
1 appearances
-
Edition 11 (1981) Winner
Prix Interallié (Interallié Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 58 (1991) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Sleeping Car Murders
1962 Crime fiction 181 pagesA mystery surrounding murders in a sleeping car.
Unreliable narrativesSubjective perspectives
Adaptations
- [Film] The Sleeping Car Murders / Costa-Gavras (1965)
Translations
- English translations available
Bibliography
- The False Start (1950)
- Faces of Love and Hatred (1950)
- The Sleeping Car Murders (1962)
- Trap for Cinderella (1963)
- The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1966)
- One Deadly Summer (1977)
- The Passion of Women (1986)
- A Very Long Engagement (1991)
Adaptations
- Numerous film adaptations
Translations by Author
- Translated The Catcher in the Rye (1953)
Translations of Works
- All novels translated into English
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Subjective perspectivesPolyphonic narrativesPresent-tense narrationUnreliable narrators
- Recurring Motifs
- Limited visionUncertaintyReferences to Alice in Wonderland
Legacy
Renowned for subverting crime genre rules, influenced by structuralism and nouveau roman. Many adaptations into films.
Archives
- Association Sébastien Japrisot (Busset)
In Popular Culture
- Works adapted into popular films
Trivia
- Pen name is anagram of real name Jean-Baptiste Rossi
- Worked in advertising under real name
- Fond of Lewis Carroll
- Left unfinished novel Drums on the Heights