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Hubert Monteilhet
AuthorBooks · Second hand1928-2019
Hubert Monteilhet was a French writer of crime and historical fiction. His best-known novels are The Praying Mantises and Return from the Ashes which have been adapted into TV and motion pictures. His works are characterized by their literary sophistication and mordant wit while exploring moral and philosophical issues. He was called "one of the more eclectic and diversified dabblers in crime" and "the most literary of all the French crime novelists."
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About Hubert Monteilhet
Birth
1928
Death
2019
Hubert Monteilhet was a French writer of crime and historical fiction. His best-known novels are The Praying Mantises and Return from the Ashes which have been adapted into TV and motion pictures. His works are characterized by their literary sophistication and mordant wit while exploring moral and philosophical issues. He was called "one of the more eclectic and diversified dabblers in crime" and "the most literary of all the French crime novelists."
Hubert Monteilhet was a prolific French author who wrote a total of 88 works throughout his life.
His most notable work is the novel Neropolis, a cornerstone of his bibliography.
In addition to being a novelist, he excelled as an essayist, historian, and children's book author.
His writings explore diverse themes such as the history of France and the influence of the Catholic Church.
Born in Paris in 1928, he dedicated his career to enriching French fiction until his passing in 2019.
