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Yvon Toussaint

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Yvon Toussaint

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-09-23 （Bruxelles）
Died
2013-12-04 （Ixelles） age 80
Nationality
Belgium
Languages
French
Residence History
Bruxelles, Belgium → Paris, France

Career

Occupations
journalist, writer
Active Years
1957-2013
Affiliations
Le Soir
Influenced
Jean-Philippe Toussaint

Awards

Grand prix de littérature policière
1975
Work: Un incident indépendant de notre volonté
Result: winner
Prix Louis-Barthou
2002
Work: Le Manuscrit de la Giudecca
Organization: Académie française
Result: winner
Prix de l'Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises
2010
Work: L’Assassinat d'Yvon Toussaint
Organization: Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Un incident indépendant de notre volonté

1974 roman policier 217 pages

A crime novel.

La mort est dans la ville

1978 roman policier 275 pages

A crime novel.

Le Manuscrit de la Giudecca

2001 roman historique 434 pages

Historical novel set in Renaissance Europe.

L’Autre Corse

2004 roman 345 pages

L’Assassinat d'Yvon Toussaint

2010 roman policier 371 pages

Crime novel inspired by the murder of a Haitian namesake.

Translations by Author

  • La Pologne de droite à gauche
  • Les Barons Empain
  • Contrepieds

Legacy

Belgian journalist and crime novelist. Former editor-in-chief of Le Soir, winner of Grand prix de littérature policière. Father of writer Jean-Philippe Toussaint.

Trivia

  • Inspired by the murder of a Haitian politician with the same name to write a crime novel.