Jeremy Mercer (born 1971) is an

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and

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whose books include ''Time Was Soft There'' (

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, New York, 2005), and ''When the Guillotine Fell'' (

, New York, 2008). He has also translated

Robert Badinter Robert Badinter (; 30 March 1928 – 9 February 2024) was a French lawyer, politician, and author who enacted the abolition of capital punishment in France in 1981, while serving as Minister of Justice under François Mitterrand. He also serve ...

's ''Abolition'' into English for

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. He is a founding member of the Paris arts collective Kilometer Zero. He is also the author of ''Money for Nothing'' (October 1999) and ''The Champagne Gang: High Times and Sweet Crimes'' (January 1998). Mercer had a cameo appearance in the 2014 film ''Avis de Mistral'' with

Jean Reno Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez (born 30 July 1948), commonly known as Jean Reno (), is a French-Spanish actor. He established himself as a Leading actor, leading man of French cinema through his collaborations with director Luc Besson, and has w ...

References

External links

Jeremy Mercer's official site
* 1971 births Living people Writers from Ottawa Journalists from Ontario 21st-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian translators Canadian autobiographers 21st-century Canadian journalists {{Canada-writer-stub