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

Biography

He worked with

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Tama ...

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

Chick Bill ''Chick Bill'' is a Belgian humorous Western comic book series created by Tibet. It was first published in 1953 in the magazine ''Chez Nous Junior'', and its Dutch language counterpart '' Ons Volkske'', and began serial publication on October 19, ...

''. He also wrote under the pseudonym Michel Vasseur. Duchâteau additionally wrote several detective novels and

radio play Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine ...

s. 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 The Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (or the Police Literature Grand Prize) is a French literary prize founded in 1948 by author and literary critic Maurice-Bernard Endrèbe. It is the most prestigious award for crime and detective fiction in ...

- French Prize *2003:

Prix Saint-Michel The Prix Saint-Michel is a series of comic awards presented by the city of Brussels, with a focus on Franco-Belgian comics. They were first awarded in 1971, and although often said to be the oldest European comics awards, they are actually the sec ...

- Best story *2010: Grand Prix Saint-Michel

Works

* Hans (comic book)

Notes

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