Thierry Jonquet

Novelist, Author

1954 – 2009

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Who was Thierry Jonquet?

Thierry Jonquet was a French writer who specialised in crime novels with political themes. He was born in Paris; his most recent and best known novel outside of France was Mygale, then published in the US in 2003 by City Lights. Mygale was also published in the UK as Tarantula in 2005. He wrote over 20 novels in French, including Le bal des débris, Moloch and Rouge c'est la vie.

Jonquet died aged 55 in hospital in Paris.

Tarantula has been filmed by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, under the title The Skin I Live In, which was entered in competition in May 2011 for the Cannes Film Festival.

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Born
Jan 19, 1954
Paris
Also known as
  • Martin Eden
  • Ramon Mercader
  • Phil Athur
  • Vince-C. Aymin-Pluzin
  • Martin Eden
  • Ramon Mercader
  • Phil Athur
  • Vince-C. Aymin-Pluzin
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Lived in
  • Paris
Died
Aug 9, 2009
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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