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Jean Pierre Conty
Born
Jean Pierre Walrafen

9 December 1917
Died9 September 1984(1984-09-09) (aged 66)
OccupationWriter

Jean Pierre Conty, real name Jean Pierre Walrafen, (9 December 1917 - 12 September 1984) was a 20th-century French writer, famous for his spying novels.

The hero of most of his novel is Mr. Suzuki, a Japanese spy. He has also published under the pen name Jean Crau .[1]

Works

Novels

Theatre

In 1954, his play Affaire vous concernant is directed by Pierre Valde at the Théâtre de Paris. In 1965, he coauthored with Jean Bernard-Luc, a comédie-vaudeville which has now become a classic of the genre : Quand épousez-vous ma femme ?, staged on theatre with Michel Serrault, Jean-Pierre Darras and Maria Pacôme.[2]

Comic strips

Several adaptations in comic strips of the series Mr. Suzuki have been made by Jacomo:[3]

  • La nuit rouge de Mr. Suzuki, Artima, 1974
  • Mr. Suzuki a la dent dure, Artima, 1975
  • Mr. Suzuki et la ville fantôme, Artima, 1975
  • Mr. Suzuki lance un sos, Artima, 1977
  • Mr. Suzuki lance un sos (2), Artima, 1977

Cinema

Robert Vernay has directed the cinematographic adaptation of Monsieur Suzuki prend la mouche in 1960 under the title: fr [Monsieur Suzuki] with Jean Thielment, Ivan Desny, Pierre Dudan and Claude Farell.

Prizes and awards

In 1953, he was awarded the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for his novel Opération Odyssée[4].

Notes et références

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