Gilles Legardinier
Gilles Legardinier (born 1965) is a French novelist. He was the recipient of the 2010 Prix SNCF du polar. He was the third best-selling author in France in 2014.
Gilles Legardinier
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- Name
- Gilles Legardinier
- Born
- 1965
- Occupation
- Novelist Gilles Legardinier (born 1965) is a French novelist.
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- literature · film screenwriting · film direction
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Languages
- French · English
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Gilles Legardinier (born 1965) is a French novelist. He was the recipient of the 2010 Prix SNCF du polar. He was the third best-selling author in France in 2014.
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• Name — Gilles Legardinier • Born — 1965 • Occupation — Novelist Gilles Legardinier (born 1965) is a French novelist. He was the recipient of the 2010 Prix SNCF du polar. He was the third best-selling author in France in 2014.
Early life
Early life
Gilles Legardinier was born in 1965. He was abandoned as an infant in front of a chapel in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. He did not pass his Baccalaureate.
Career
Career
Legardinier started his career in the film industry. Legardinier is the author of several best-selling novels. His 2009 novel, L'exil des anges, received the 2010 Prix SNCF du polar. His 2011 novel, Demain j'arrête!, was a best-seller. By 2014, he was the third best-selling author in France after Guillaume Musso and Marc Levy, having sold 1.9 million books. His work has been translated into 20 languages.
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Gilles Legardinier, a French writer. Photo at Eslite bookstore Hsin-yi branch, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- 1.Annabelle Laurent. « Demain j'arrête », le succès surprise d'un roman « feel-good ». 20 minutes. 29 mai 2013.
- 2.Biographie.
- 3.Les 10 meilleures ventes de livres en 2013. challenges.fr. 20 Janvier 2014.
- 4.France – Quels sont les 20 livres qui se sont le plus vendus au cours de la décennie ?. idboox.com. 2 janvier 2020.
- 5.Stéphane Hessel, meilleure vente de la décennie. livreshebdo.fr. 30 décembre 2019.
- 6.Gilles Legardinier - livres et romans de l'auteur aux Editions J'ai Lu. www.jailu.com.
- 7.Les dix best-sellers français de l'année 2013. lefigaro.fr. 15 janvier 2014.
- 8.Qui sont les dix romanciers français les plus lus en 2017 ?. lesinrocks.com. 18 janvier 2018.
- 9.Les dix romanciers français qui ont vendu le plus de livres en 2017. lefigaro.fr. 17 janvier 2018.
- 10.Gilles Legardinier ne fait pas mentir les meilleures ventes. livreshebdo.fr. 17 octobre 2018.
- 11.Gilles Legardinier adapte au cinéma son best-seller Complètement cramé !. Livres Hebdo.
- 12.Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres - hiver 2019. culture.gouv.fr. 28 mai 2019.
- 13.Nominations et promotions dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Ministère de la Culture. 3 février 2026.
- 14.Saskia Noort et Gilles Legardinier lauréats du prix du polar SNCF.
- 15.John Malkovich et Fanny Ardant dans l’adaptation de Complètement cramé ! de Gilles Legardinier. Le Film Français.
- 16.Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres - hiver 2019. Ministère de la Culture.
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