Lorris Murail (9 June 1951 – 3 August 2021) was a French children's author. He specialized in the science fiction genre and was also a literary critic, translator and journalist.

Biography

Murail studied at

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and had been writing since the age of 16. He was the son of poet and journalist Marie-Thérèse Barrois, and the brother of composer

Tristan Murail Tristan Murail (born 11 March 1947) is a French composer associated with the " spectral" technique of composition. Among his compositions is the large orchestral work ''Gondwana''. Early life and studies Murail was born in Le Havre, France. His f ...

, writer Marie-Aude Murail, and writer Elvire Murail. In 2021, he wrote two detective novels: ''Angie !'' and ''Souviens-toi de septembre !'' Murail died on Chamadelle on 3 August 2021 at the age of 70.

Works

Youth novels

*''Le Cirque Manzano'' (1991) *''Le Professeur de distractions'' (1993) *''L'Ancêtre disparue'' (1994) *''La Dernière Valse'' (1995) *''La Course aux records'' (1996) *''Qui c'est celui-là ?'' (1998) *''Le Petit Cirque des horreurs'' (1999) *''Les Pommes Chatouillard du chef'' (2000) *''Ma Chambre, mon lit, ma mère et moi'' (2003) *''Le Voyage d'Ulysse'' (2005) *''Même pas en rêve'' (2005) *''Flash mob'' (2005) *''Foule sentimentale'' (2005) *''Panique en cuisine'' (2006) *''La Guerre de Troie'' (2007) *''Les Semelles de bois'' (2007) *''Un méchant petit diable'' (2007) *''Le Maléfice égyptien'' (2007) *''Ce que disent les nuages : roman'' (2009) *''Ne répète jamais ça !'' (2009) *''Reality girl : roman'' (2010) *''L'inconnu de l'île Mathis'' (2011) *''Shanoé'' (2014) *''Lundi, couscous'' (2014) *''Douze ans, sept mois et onze jours'' (2015) *''Rien ni personne'' (2017) *''Chaque chose en son temps'' (2018) *''L'horloge de l'Apocalypse'' (2018) *''Vampyre'' (2019) *''Soleil trouble'' (2020)

Youth series

*''Dan Martin enquête'' **''Dan Martin, détective'' (1994) **''Coup de blues pour Dan Martin'' (1996) **''Dan Martin fait son cinéma'' (1998) **''Dan Martin file à l'anglaise'' (1999) **''Le Chartreux de Pam'' (1999) *''Les Cornes d'ivoire'' **''Afirik - Petite sœur blanche'' (2011) **''Septentrion - La ballade du continent perdu'' (2012) **''Celle qui lève le vent'' (2014)

Comics

*''Le Journal de Carmilla'' **''Reproduction interdite'' (2006) **''Une espèce en voie de disparition'' (2007) **''Compensé carbone'' (2008) **''Delphinothérapie'' (2009) *''Les enquêtes surnaturelles de Mina'' **''Descente aux Enfers !'' (2011)

Adult novels

*''Omnyle'' (1975) *''L'Hippocampe'' (1981) *''La Grande Roue'' (1982) *''Blanche-Ébène'' (1985) *''Le Tombeau de Ridge'' (1990) *''La Méthode albanaise'' (1996) *''Guide Totem de la science-fiction'' (1999) *''Nuigrave'' (2009) *''Urbik, Orbik'' (2011)

References

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