Olivier Séchan
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In 1939, he published his first novel ''Les eaux mortes'' which was considered "too American". Eight more novels followed, including ''Les corps ont soif'' which won the [[Prix des Deux Magots]] in 1942.[http://www.lesdeuxmagots.fr/laureats.php "Prix des Deux Magots"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112230733/http://www.lesdeuxmagots.fr/laureats.php |date=2011-01-12 }} He also won the Prix du Roman d'Aventures in 1951 for his humorous crime novel ''Vous qui n'avez jamais été tués'', written with his friend [[Igor Maslowski]]. Several of his novels are set in the [[Cevennes]] region. |
In 1939, he published his first novel ''Les eaux mortes'' which was considered "too American". Eight more novels followed, including ''Les corps ont soif'' which won the [[Prix des Deux Magots]] in 1942.[http://www.lesdeuxmagots.fr/laureats.php "Prix des Deux Magots"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112230733/http://www.lesdeuxmagots.fr/laureats.php |date=2011-01-12 }} He also won the Prix du Roman d'Aventures in 1951 for his humorous crime novel ''Vous qui n'avez jamais été tués'', written with his friend [[Igor Maslowski]]. Several of his novels are set in the [[Cevennes]] region. |
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During [[World War II]], he ran |
During [[World War II]], he ran the [[Vichy France|collaborationist]] radio station Radio Paris for a period.{{Cite web |last=((Bureau)) |first=Éric |date=2016-05-27 |title=Renaud dévoile ses secrets de famille dans son autobiographie |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/renaud-devoile-ses-secrets-de-famille-dans-son-autobiographie-27-05-2016-5833923.php |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Le Parisien |language=fr-FR}} |
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He became a director at the publishing firm [[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette]]. He began writing children's books that were published in the famous ''Bibliothèque rose'' and ''Bibliothèque verte'' series. He created the recurring characters Luc and Martine, and translated many of the [[Jennings (novels)|Jennings novels]] of [[Anthony Buckeridge]]. His work for young readers proved very popular. |
He became a director at the publishing firm [[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette]]. He began writing children's books that were published in the famous ''Bibliothèque rose'' and ''Bibliothèque verte'' series. He created the recurring characters Luc and Martine, and translated many of the [[Jennings (novels)|Jennings novels]] of [[Anthony Buckeridge]]. His work for young readers proved very popular. |
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