PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Pierre Lemaitre was born in Paris in 1951. He worked for many years as a teacher of literature before becoming a novelist. He has won the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger three times, once alongside Fred Vargas, for Alex, and twice as sole winner for Camille and The Great Swindle. In 2013 The Great Swindle (published in French as Au revoir la-haut won the Prix Goncourt, France's leading literary award. In addition to his Brigade Criminelle novels starring Commandant Camille Verhoeven, Lemaitre writes standalone thrillers including Blood Wedding. Frank Wynne is an award-winning writer and translator. His previous translations include works by Virginie Despentes, Javier Cercas and Michel Houllebecq. He chaired the jury of the 2022 Booker International. Most recently his translation of The Art of Losing won the 2022 Dublin Literary Award.
Pierre Lemaitre does not spare his characters or twists. Dumas is not far away, Zola remains in ambush with Hugo, leaning on the shoulder of a Lemaitre who is bickering while winking at his readers * Telerama * Pierre Lemaitre finds his legendary verve [...] to crunch with relish the follies of the time * Les Echos * Pierre Lemaitre skilfully captivates and stuns the reader * Le Figaro Litteraire *
