André-Paul Duchâteau (8 May 1925 – 26 August 2020) was a Belgian comics writer and mystery novelist.

Biography

He worked with

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on the detective comics series '' Ric Hochet'' and the more humoristic western comic ''

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''. He also wrote under the pseudonym Michel Vasseur. Duchâteau additionally wrote several detective novels and radio plays. As a dramatist he is most famous for his play ''5 à 7 Avec La Mort'' (1960), which has been adapted into various media. Duchâteau died on 26 August 2020.

Awards

*1974: Grand Prix de Littérature Policière - French Prize *2003: Prix Saint-Michel - Best story *2010: Grand Prix Saint-Michel

Works

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External links

Duchâteau's official site (French)
1925 births 2020 deaths Writers from Tournai Belgian male novelists Belgian comics writers Belgian radio writers Belgian humorists 20th-century Belgian dramatists and playwrights Belgian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Belgian novelists Belgian mystery writers Belgian crime fiction writers Belgian writers in French {{FrancoBelgian-comics-stub