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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|French author~~\|bot=PearBOT~~ 5(born 1965)}} {{BLP sources\|date=December 2014}} {{Infobox writer Line 5: \| image = Michel Bussi salon du livre 02788.jpg \| imagesize = 150px \| caption = Michel Bussi at Salon du Livre dein [[Paris]] in 2015 \| nationality = [[French people\|French]] \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1965\|04\|29\|df=y}} \| birth_place = [[Louviers]], [[~~Eure~~Normandy (administrative region)\|Normandy]], [[France]]) \| language = [[French language\|French]] \| occupation = [[Professor]] of [[Geography]] Line 15: \| website = {{URL\|http://www.michel-bussi.fr/}} }} '''Michel Bussi''' ({{IPA-fr\|miʃɛl bysi}}; born {{birth date\|1965\|04\|29\|df=y}} ~~in [[Louviers]], [[Eure]], [[France]]~~) is a French author, known for writing [[Thriller (genre)\|thriller novels]], and a political analyst and Professor of Geography at the [[University of Rouen]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bookreporter.com/authors/michel-bussi\|title=Biography: Michel Bussi\|last=\|first=\|date=February 16, 2020\|website=Bookreporter\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=February 16, 2020}}</ref> where he leads a [[Public Scientific and Technical Research Establishment]] ({{lang-fr\|Unité mixte de recherche}}, "UMR") in the [[French National Centre for Scientific Research]] ({{lang-fr\|Centre national de la recherche scientifique}}, "CNRS"), where he is a specialist in [[electoral geography]].▼ ▲'''Michel Bussi''' (born {{birth date\|1965\|04\|29\|df=y}} in [[Louviers]], [[Eure]], [[France]]) is a French author, known for writing [[Thriller (genre)\|thriller novels]], and a political analyst and Professor of Geography at the [[University of Rouen]], where he leads a [[Public Scientific and Technical Research Establishment]] ({{lang-fr\|Unité mixte de recherche}}, "UMR") in the [[French National Centre for Scientific Research]] ({{lang-fr\|Centre national de la recherche scientifique}}, "CNRS"), where he is a specialist in [[electoral geography]]. According to the ''[[Le Figaro]]''/[[GfK]] list of [[bestseller]]s, Bussi was the second bestselling French author of 2018, selling 975,800 copies.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/le-figaro-devoile-son-palmares-des-auteurs-les-plus-vendus-en-2018\|title=Le Figaro dévoile son palmarès des auteurs les plus vendus en 2018\|website=Livres Hebdo\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> He has appeared in the annual top 10 since 2013. Line 23 ⟶ 22: Bussi was born on 29 April 1965 in [[Louviers]], [[Eure]]. Bussi usually publishes a book a year, but they can take several years to become popular. For example, ''[[Mourir sur Seine]]'' (2008) and ''[[Nymphéas Noirs]]'' (2011) had only modest initial success, but paperwork editions, serialisations and above all his most popular work ''[[Un avion Sans Elle]]'' have propelled him into the limelight.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.europe1.fr/mediacenter/emissions/nikos-aliagas/sons/les-incontournables-d-europe-michel-bussi-2138117\|title=Les incontournables d'Europe - Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|trans-title=Best of Europe - Michel Bussi\|work=[[Europe 1]]\|others=Aliagas, Nikos (interviewer)\|date=31 May 2014\|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> Most of his novels are set in [[Normandy]]. His local topicality<!-- fr:tropism, not really happy with this tr. -->, together with his teaching and research in Normandy, won him the title of {{lang\|fr\|Parrain Officiel}} (official sponsor) during the 2014 [[Normandy Festival]], a regional festival celebrated throughout Normandy and beyond.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://fetedesnormands.com/parrain-2014/\|title=Michel Bussi, parrain officiel de la Fête Des Normands]\|language=fr\|work=Official website of Fête Des Normands\|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Bussi was eighth in the ''[[Le Figaro]]''/[[GfK]] list of [[bestseller]]s.<ref name="Fig">{{cite news\|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2014/01/15/03005-20140115ARTFIG00579-les-dix-best-sellers-francais-de-l-annee-2013.php\|title=Les dix best-sellers français de l'année 2013\|last=Aïssaoui\|first=Mohammed\|date=15 January 2014\|work=[[Le Figaro]]\|accessdate=7 January 2015\|language=fr\|trans-title=The ten French bestsellers of 2013\|authorlink=Mohammed Aïssaoui\|series=Culture}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.76actu.fr/interview-michel-bussi-lauteur-de-polars-de-rouen-a-succes-remet-le-couvert_82629/ \|title=Michel Bussi, l'auteur de polars de Rouen à succès, remet le couvert\|work=[[76actu]]\|others=Chion, Thierry (interviewer)\|date=20 June 2014\|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref> ==Career== {{BLP ~~unsourced~~unreferenced section\|date=January 2015}} In the early 1990s he wrote his first novel, a thriller set around the [[Normandy landings]], which was rejected by several publishing houses.<ref name=":5">{{cite news\|url=http://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/romans/20140220.OBS7143/michel-bussi-la-nouvelle-star.html\|title=Michel Bussi, la nouvelle star\|last=Caviglioli\|first=David\|date=23 February 2014\|work=[[Le Nouvel Observateur]]\|accessdate=7 January 2015\|language=fr\|trans-title=Michel Bussi, the rising star}}</ref> He then wrote short stories, but they too were rejected. Ten years later, inspired by a trip to [[Rome]] at the peak of popularity of [[Dan Brown]]'s ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' and after reading ''[[Arsène Lupin]]'' by [[Maurice Leblanc]], Bussi returned to [[Rouen]] with his [[Institut géographique national\|IGN]] papers and resumed work on his manuscript until in 2006, as ''Code Lupin'', it found an academic publisher, Éditions des Falaises.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/livre/michel-bussi-geographe-le-jour-auteur-de-polars-la-nuit_1536753.html\|title=Michel Bussi: géographe le jour, auteur de polars la nuit\|last=Payot\|first=Marianne\|date=10 May 2014\|work=[[L’Express]]\|accessdate=4 September 2014\|language=fr\|trans-title="Michel Bussi: geographer by day, author by night}}</ref> The first manuscript was reworked nine times. Bussi's first novel, ''Code Lupin'', sold more than {{formatnum:7000}} copies, and in 2010 was serialised over thirty days by the ''Paris Normandie'' daily newspaper. In 2007, his second novel, ''Omaha Crimes'', won the {{lang-fr\|Prix Sang d'Encre}} ("Blood Writing Prize") of the town of [[Vienne, Isère]], the 2008 prize for first detective novel at [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais]], the 2008 schools writing prize at [[Caen]], the 2008 Octave-Mirbeau prize at the [[Trévières]] Literary Festival, and the 2008 Ancres Noires by [[Le Havre]]. Line 41 ⟶ 40: In 2010, he contributed to the {{lang\|fr\|Les Couleurs de l'instant}} ("Colours of the Moment") anthology of short stories with {{lang-fr\|T'en souviens-tu mon Anaïs?}} ("Do you remember my Anaïs?"), set in [[Veules-les-Roses]] and based on the "legend" of Anaïs Aubert. The same year, he changed publishers to [[Presses de la Cité]]. His novel {{lang\|fr\|[[Nymphéas noirs]]}} ("Black Waterlilies"), a cloak-and-dagger thriller set in [[Giverny]], the home of [[Claude Monet]], was published on 20 January 2011. It was critically praised and became a best seller, winning the Readers' Award at the Cognac Thriller Festival, the Mediterranean Thriller Prize at the Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Festival, and the Michel Lebrun Grand Prize of the 25th hour of Le Mans, the Readers' Priye at Sang d'Encre of Vienne, and the Gustave Flaubert Grand Prize of the Norman Writers' Guild, becoming the best-selling French detective novel of 2011. It was issued in paperback on 5 September 2013. In January 2012, his novel ''Un avion sans elle'' ("After the Crash"), his first work to be set outside of Normandy, was published by [[Presses de la Cité]]. The critic Gérald Collard called it the thriller of the year. In its first year of publication it was awarded the Maison de la Presse award,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://next.liberation.fr/livres/2019/03/05/michel-bussi-geo-localise_1713192\|title=Michel Bussi, géo-localisé\|date=2019-03-05\|website=Libération.fr\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref>, the Popular Novel Award and Best French-language Detective Novel (at Montigny-Les-Cormeilles). Within months of release, it had sold 500,000 copies in France and has since sold over one million copies.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/normandie/seine-maritime/rouen/ecrivain-normand-michel-bussi-raconte-secrets-son-dernier-reve-1633660.html\|title=L'écrivain normand Michel Bussi raconte les secrets de son dernier rêve\|website=France 3 Normandie\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> It has been sold in translation in 34 countries worldwide including Spain, Germany, Italy, Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Portugal, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Israel, Brazil, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Norway, Greece, Turkey, Netherlands, Vietnam, Latvia, Romania and Serbia.<ref name="avion1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/content/un-avion-sans-elle-letranger\|title="Un avion sans elle" à ~~l’étranger~~l'étranger\|date=2017-03-14\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> From September 2013, it was serialised daily in ''[[l'Est Républicain]]'' for over 200 days. A four episode TV adaptation will be broadcast in 2019 on [[M6 (TV channel)\|M6]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.estrepublicain.fr/actualite/2018/04/28/un-avion-sans-elle-porte-a-l-ecran-par-m6\|title=«" Un avion sans elle »" porté à ~~l’écran~~l'écran par M6\|website=www.estrepublicain.fr\|language=FR-fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> In March 2013, La Cité published Michel Bussi's seventh novel, {{lang\|fr\|Ne lâche pas ma main}} ("Don't Let Go of My Hand"). The novel takes place on the tropical island of [[Réunion]] and revolves around a woman who disappears from her hotel room. Her husband, suspected of her murder, runs away with their daughter, and is pursued by the police.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/livre/ne-lache-pas-ma-main\|title=Ne lâche pas ma main\|date=2017-02-02\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> The novel was a finalist for the 2012 Relay Travellers' Award for May 2012, a finalist for the Grand Prix for Detective Fiction and won the 2013 Island Novel Award. In 2014, it was released in paperback by Pocket. A TV adaptation for [[TF1]] is in production.<ref name=":1" /> In 2013, Bussi was the eighth bestselling French author, selling 478,800 books.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/actualites/20140115.OBS2474/les-10-plus-gros-vendeurs-de-romans-de-2013.html\|title=Les 10 plus gros vendeurs de romans de 2013\|website=Bibliobs\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> Line 54 ⟶ 53: {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|+Novels !First ~~Published~~published !French ~~Title~~title !First ~~Published~~published in English !English ~~Title~~title !Notes \|- Line 76 ⟶ 75: \|— \|— \|Reworked and ~~re-released~~rereleased in 2019<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/livre/mourir-sur-seine\|title=Mourir sur Seine\|date=2017-02-08\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> \|- \|2009 \|''Sang famille'' \|— \|''Family Blood'' \|—▼ \|Rereleased in 2018 \|- Line 88 ⟶ 87: \|2016 \|''Black Water Lilies'' \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/content/nympheas-noirs-letranger\|title="Nymphéas noirs" à ~~l’étranger~~l'étranger\|date=2017-03-10\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> \|- \|2012 Line 94 ⟶ 93: \|2015 \|''After the Crash'' \|<ref name="avion1"/> \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/content/un-avion-sans-elle-letranger\|title="Un avion sans elle" à l’étranger\|date=2017-03-14\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref>▼ \|- \|2013 Line 100 ⟶ 99: \|2017 \|''Don't Let Go'' \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.michel-bussi.fr/content/ne-lache-pas-ma-main-letranger\|title="Ne lâche pas ma main" à ~~l’étranger~~l'étranger\|date=2017-03-14\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> \|- \|2014 Line 116 ⟶ 115: \|2015 \|''Maman a tort'' \|2021 \|—▼ \|''The Other Mother'' (UK), ''The Double Mother'' (US)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.complete-review.com/reviews/trcrime/bussim.htm\|title=The Double Mother (The Other Mother) - Michel Bussi\|language=en\|access-date=2021-09-25}}</ref> ~~\|''—''~~ \|<ref name=":3" /> \|- \|2016 Line 128 ⟶ 127: \|2017 \|''On la trouvait plutôt jolie'' \|2022 \|— \|''The Red Notebook'' \|— \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2017/10/26/03005-20171026ARTFIG00018--on-la-trouvait-plutot-jolie-le-prix-du-reve.php\|title=On la trouvait plutôt jolie, de Michel Bussi: le prix du rêve\|date=2017-10-26\|website=FIGARO\|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rtl.fr/culture/arts-spectacles/les-livres-ont-la-parole-on-la-trouvait-plutot-jolie-de-michel-bussi-7790508672\|title="On la trouvait plutôt jolie" de Michel Bussi est dans "Les Livres ont la parole"\|website=RTL.fr\|language=fr-FR\|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> \|- Line 149 ⟶ 148: \|— \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.michel-bussi.fr/livre/au-soleil-redoute\|title=Au soleil redouté\|date=2019-12-18\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref> \|- \|2021 \|''Rien ne t'efface'' ▲\|— ▲\|— ▲\|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~https://www.michel-bussi.fr/~~content~~livre/unrien-~~avion~~ne-~~sans-elle-letranger~~tefface\|title=~~"Un~~Rien ~~avion~~ne ~~sans elle" à l’étranger~~t'efface\|date=~~2017~~2021-0302-1404\|website=Michel Bussi\|language=fr\|access-date=~~2019~~2021-03-0616}}</ref> \|} Line 157 ⟶ 162: ;Non-fiction books * {{cite book\|title=Éléments de géographie électorale: à travers l'exemple de la France de l'Ouest\|language=fr\|trans-title=Elements of Electoral Geography: Examples from Western France \|publisher=[[University of Rouen]]\|year=1998\|place=[[Mont-Saint-Aignan]]\|isbn=2-87775-236-4}} * {{cite book\|title=Pour une nouvelle géographie du politique: territoires, démocratie, élection \|language=fr\|trans-title=Towards a New Political Geography: Territory, Democracy, Election\|publisher=Anthropos\|year=2004 \|place=[[Paris]] \|isbn=2-7178-4764-2}} Line 175 ⟶ 180: === ''[[Nymphéas noirs]]'' === * 2011: Readers' Thriller Prize, Cognac Festival * 2011: Mediterranean Thriller prize ([[Villeneuve-~~les~~lès-Avignon]] Festival) * 2011: Michel-Lebrun Prize at the 25th Hour of [[Le Mans]] * 2011: Gustave Flaubert Grand Prize, Norman Writers' Guild Line 188 ⟶ 193: * 2014: "critiques-libres.com" Prize (14,000-member literature website) * 2015: Prix Domitys (Prix des Maisons de Retraite) * 2021: [[Honkaku Mystery Award#Best Translated Honkaku Mystery of the Decade\|Best Translated Honkaku Mystery of the Decade (2010-2019)]] (finalist)<ref>{{cite magazine \|date= 23 July 2021\|title= 2010年代海外本格ミステリベスト作品選考座談会\|trans-title= Best Translated Honkaku Mystery of 2010s\|url= https://giallo-web.jp/back_number/no_77/\|language= Japanese\|magazine= Giallo\|location= Tokyo, Japan\|publisher= [[Kobunsha]]}}</ref> === ''[[Un avion sans elle]]'' === Line 207 ⟶ 213: * 2013: Prix Polar de Cognac (finalist) * 2014: [[Pays de Pouzauges]] Literary Prize * 2014: Murderer's Pen Prize ({{lang-fr\|Prix "la Plume Martraise"}}) [[Martres-Tolosane]] ==References== Line 213 ⟶ 219: ==External links== * {{URL\|www.michel-bussi.fr\|~~official~~Official website}} {{Authority control}} Line 220 ⟶ 226: [[Category:21st-century French novelists]] [[Category:French crime fiction writers]] [[Category:Thriller writers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1965 births]]