Gérard de Villiers

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Gérard de Villiers (born December 8, 1929 in Paris ; † October 31, 2013 there ) was a French writer , editor and journalist . In Germany he became known as the author of the paperback series Malko . By 2007 his works had reached a total international circulation of around 150 million copies.

Origin, career, writing and journalistic activity

Villier's parents are Valentine Dupin de Saint-André and Jacques Adam de Villiers. The father's family was of noble origin and came from the island of Reunion . Villiers had diplomas from the École supérieure de journalisme de Paris and the Institut d'études politiques de Paris . In the Algerian War he served as an officer; he then worked as a foreign correspondent for the magazines Rivarol , Paris-Presse and France Dimanche .

Since 1965 he worked as a freelance author and started the secret service series SAS , which is still published in France today and which was published from 1977 to 2001 by Cora Verlag in Berlin in German translation under the title Malko . The main character of the same name is an Austrian aristocrat. Two of his novels were made into a film: SAS à San Salvador (German dubbed SAS Malko, commissioned by the Pentagon , F / BRD 1983, directed by Raoul Coutard 1983) and Eye of the Widow (F / USA 1991, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen ).

In 1970 he published a biography on Henri Charrière (Papillon impaled) , in 1975 on the Shah of Persia , Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , both of which were translated into German. 2001 translation into German appeared his Enquête sur un génocide with the German title bloodbath in Rwanda .

In addition to his writing activities, he has also published police series such as Brigades Mondaines , L'Implacable and L'Exécuteur as well as the science fiction series Blade, Voyageur de l'Infini and JAG .

Works

  • The Shah. The unstoppable rise of Mohamed Reza Pahlewi. Econ, Vienna / Düsseldorf 1975, ISBN 3-430-19364-8 .
  • Papillon skewered. The 5 Truths of Henri Charrière. Desch, Munich / Vienna / Basel 1970, ISBN 3-420-04587-5 .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ French spy novelist De Villiers dies ( Memento of the original from November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / news.ninemsn.com.au
  2. ^ Robert Worth: Gérard de Villiers, 83, French Spy Writer, Dies. nytimes, November 2, 2013, accessed November 2, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Villiers, Gérard de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French writer, editor and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 2013
Place of death Paris