Alain Defossé (11 February 1957 – 14 May 2017) was a French novelist and translator.

Early life

Alain Defossé was born on 11 February 1957 in

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. He studied at the Cours Florent.

Career

Defossé authored nine novels. His first novel, '' Les fourmis d'Anvers'', was published in 1991. He also translated several books from English into French. For example, he translated ''Crazy Cock'' by Henry Miller in 1990. He also translated ''

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'' by Bret Easton Ellis in 1993. In 2006, he translated '' The Night Watch'' by Sarah Waters. Two years later, in 2008, he translated '' Rant'' by

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. Other novelists whose work he translated are Irvine Welsh and Joseph Connolly.

Death

Defossé died on 14 May 2017 in Paris.

Works

Novels

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References

1957 births 2017 deaths Writers from Nantes Writers from Paris French male novelists 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists 20th-century French translators 21st-century translators English–French translators 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers {{France-translator-stub