Hugues Pagan Explained
Hugues Pagan (born 1947) is a French detective writer and television writer.
Early life
Hugues Pagan was born in 1947 in Orléansville, French Algeria (now Algeria).[1] His father was a postman who also served in the Military reserve forces of France, and his mother was a school principal.[2] He earned bachelor's degrees in sociology, psychology and philosophy, followed by a master's degree.[2]
Career
Pagan taught philosophy in Gérardmer from 1967 to 1970.[3] He became a policeman in Nancy in 1972; he later worked in Belfort.[3] By 1988, he was an investigator in the 1988 Gare de Lyon rail accident.[1] He resigned in 1991.[2]
Pagan is the author of detective novels.[4] His first novel, La Mort dans une voiture solitaire, was published in 1982.[1] He won the Prix Mystère de la critique for Dernière station avant autoroute in 1998.[5] In 2017, he used the same protagonist as the one in his first novel, Charles Schneider, in Profil perdu.[1]
Pagan is also a television writer; he has written for Police District Un flic, Mafiosa and Nicolas Le Floch.[4]
Personal life
Pagan resides in Charente-Maritime.[2]
Works
- Book: Pagan. Hughes. La Mort dans une voiture solitaire. 1982. Éditions Payot & Rivages. Paris.
- Book: Pagan. Hughes. L'Eau du bocal. 1983. Éditions Payot & Rivages. Paris.
- Book: Pagan. Hughes. Je suis un soir d'été. 1983. Éditions Payot & Rivages. Paris.
- Book: Pagan. Hughes. Vaines Recherches. 1983. Éditions Payot & Rivages. Paris.
- Book: Pagan. Hughes. Boulevard des allongés. 1984. Éditions Payot & Rivages. Paris.
- Book: Pagan. Hughes. Last Affair. 1985. Albin Michel. Paris.
- Book: Pagan. Hughes. Les Eaux mortes. 1987. Éditions Payot & Rivages. Paris.
- Book: Pagan. Hughes. L'Étage des morts. 1990. Albin Michel. Paris.
- Book: Pagan. Hughes. Tarif de groupe. 1993. Éditions Payot & Rivages. Paris.
- Book: Pagan. Hughes. Dernière station avant l'autoroute. 1997. Éditions Payot & Rivages. Paris. 9782743602451. 38042958.
- Book: Pagan. Hughes. Profil perdu. 2017. Éditions Payot & Rivages. Paris. 9782743639358. 978909916.
Notes and References
- News: Tourancheau. Patricia. Hugues Pagan, le patron du polar, est de retour. 20 May 2017. L'Express. 25 March 2017.
- News: Prolongeau. Hubert. Hugues Pagan, le retour du flic au stylo. 20 May 2017. Télérama. 3 April 2017.
- News: Tourancheau. Patricia. Hugues Pagan, 50 ans, ex-inspecteur divisionnaire, s'est reconverti dans le polar pour se guérir de ses années flic. Ex-Flic Story. 20 May 2017. Libération. 25 November 1997.
- News: Séry. Macha. Hugues Pagan, retour au polar. 20 May 2017. Le Monde. 1 April 2017.
- Web site: Palmarès du Prix Mystère de la critique. La lettre du libraire. 20 May 2017.
