Tana French

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Tana French [ 'tɑ: nə' fɹɛnt͡ʃ ] (* 1973 ) is an Irish writer of crime novels in particular .

Life

French was born in 1973 to an American economist and an Italian woman in the United States. Through her father's work, she lived as a child in various developing countries, including Malawi , but also in the USA, Italy and Ireland. After studying acting at Trinity College in Dublin , she worked in film and television. She was a member of the Irish Purple Heart Theater Company for some time . She has lived in Dublin since 1990. She is married and has two kids. Through her parents, French also has American and Italian citizenship. Her novels are set in Dublin and the surrounding area.

Novels

Translation of all German editions: Klaus Timmermann and Ulrike Wasel

Audio books

All works have also been published as audio books, spoken by David Nathan (Grabesgrün), Maren Eggert (Totengleich), Dietmar Wunder (Sterbenskalt), Uve Teschner (Shadow Still), Gerrit Schmidt-Foss and Inka Löwendorf (Secret Place), Nina Petri (Frozen Scream) and Robert Frank (The Dark Garden).

filming

Tana French's first two novels Grave Green and Totengleich were implemented as a television series by RTÉ and BBC under the name Dublin Murders . The first broadcast is planned for 2019.

criticism

To the novel Secret Place :

“The interweaving of two narrative strands is now common practice in detective novels, but few authors, like French, have mastered the art of strolling towards the tragedy in hundreds of detours. For pages (out of a total of 700) to pretend it was a boarding school novel. It shows the vulnerability as well as the tenacity of girls. ”( Frankfurter Rundschau , December 23, 2014 / literature)

“The social compulsion to adapt, to play along, can provoke extreme reactions - up to murder. French reflects her theme in many ways, delving deep into the psyche of four girls who try to find their own way against all odds (teachers, parents, other students, their own fears). The two investigators are also outsiders, although they are experts in their jobs. But while Conway seems to enjoy the role of the loner, Moran wants nothing more than to finally move forward. The fact that at the end of the long day in St. Kilda these roles will almost have been reversed is one of the many beautiful punch lines in this novel. ”( Spiegel Online , Marcus Müntefering, taken from December 30, 2014)

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Killian Scott and Sarah Greene to star in Dublin Murders rte.ie, accessed July 3, 2019
  2. ↑ Dublin Murders BBC air date, cast, trailer, plot: When does Dublin Murders start? express.co.uk, accessed July 3, 2019
personal data
SURNAME French, Tana
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish crime novelist
DATE OF BIRTH 1973