Gilles Legardinier | |
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![]() Gilles Legardinier in 2015 | |
Born | 1965 |
Occupation | Novelist |
Gilles Legardinier (born 1965) is a French novelist. He was the recipient of the 2010 Prix SNCF du polar. He was the third best-selling author in France in 2014.
Gilles Legardinier was born in 1965.[1] He was abandoned as an infant in front of a chapel in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.[2] He did not pass his Baccalaureate.[2]
Legardinier started his career in the film industry.[2]
Legardinier is the author of several best-selling novels.[2] His 2009 novel, L'exil des anges, received the 2010 Prix SNCF du polar.[3][4] His 2011 novel, Demain j'arrête !, was a best-seller.[3] By 2014, he was the third best-selling author in France after Guillaume Musso and Marc Levy,[5] having sold 1.9 million books.[6] His work has been translated into 20 languages.[6]