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Jean Pierre Conty
Jean Pierre Conty
Born	Jean Pierre Walrafen; 9 December 1917; Merlebach (Moselle)
Died	9 September 1984 (aged 66)
Occupation	Writer

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]

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

Cinema

Robert Vernay has directed the cinematographic adaptation of Monsieur Suzuki prend la mouche in 1960 under the title: Monsieur Suzuki [fr] 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]

References

^ "Jean-Pierre CONTY".
^ "Jean Bernard-Luc – DvdToile".
^ "Suzuki (1re série – Arédit) – BD, informations, cotes".
^ "Palmarès du Grand Prix de Littérature Policière – Factibus". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-04-22.

External links

[1] "Jean-Pierre CONTY".

[2] "Jean Bernard-Luc – DvdToile".

[3] "Suzuki (1re série – Arédit) – BD, informations, cotes".

[4] "Palmarès du Grand Prix de Littérature Policière – Factibus". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-04-22.

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