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    The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    Unlock the more straightforward side of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker, an admirable novel with an intoxicating plot mixing shady past and shifting present. It recounts the investigation of Marcus Goldman, a successful novelist, who attempts to clear the name of his former professor, accused of having murdered a young girl. Dicker's work has been translated into over 39 languages and he has received many awards for his work, including a Prix Goncourt and a prize from the French Academy, which are both highly coveted honours. 

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    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateOct 8, 2015
    ISBN9782806269157
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      The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      Swiss writer of French books

      Born in Geneva in 1985

      Selected works:

      The Tiger (2005), short story

      The Final Days of Our Fathers (2010), novel

      The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (2012), novel

      A French-speaking Swiss, Joël Dicker was born in 1985 in Geneva. A law graduate, he has always possessed a true passion for writing. This passion showed itself in his early years: at the age of 10, he founded a nature magazine which earned him the title of ‘Switzerland’s Youngest Editor-In-Chief’. In 2005, his short story The Tiger was awarded a prize and published as part of a literary contest. He then turned to writing novels. In 2010, The Final Days of Our Fathers, a historical narrative on the British contribution to the French Resistance, won the Geneva Writers prize, but it would not be published until 2012.

      An exciting thriller

      Genre: Mystery novel

      Reference edition: Dicker, J. (2012) La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert. Paris: Éditions de Fallois.¹

      First edition: 2012

      Themes: investigation, murder, writing, information society, success

      Published in September 2012,

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