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Frédéric Dard

Frédéric Dard, born Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard, in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère, was a French writer and author of the San-Antonio series.

He is one of the most famous French crime novels writers of the second half of the 20th century. He was also one of the most prolific, since he wrote more than 300 novels throughout his career. Under the pseudonym of San-Antonio (with the dash, which was originally a mistake), which he chose randomly with his finger on a map of America while he was looking for an English-sounding name for the famous police superintendent who is the main hero of his novels. San-Antonio is both in the case the main hero and the pseudonym of the writer, and books are written in the first person.

Frédéric Dard wrote 173 adventures of San-Antonio, of which millions of copies were sold. A San-Antonio is likely to be found in any French household. Detective Superintendent Antoine San-Antonio is a kind of French James Bond without gadget, flanked by two colleagues, the old, sickly but wise inspector César Pinaud and the gargantuesque inspector Alexandre-Benoît Bérurier. He is a member of the French secret service and has to fulfill impossible missions given by "Le Vieux" (the Old Man), later known as "Achilles", the head of the French police. With the help of his colleagues he always succeeds through various adventures.

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French writer (1921–2000)

Born 29 June 1921
Died 6 June 2000

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  • Cover of: San Antonio : Oeuvres complètes, tome 11

    First published in 1972 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Refaire sa vie

    First published in 1965 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1990 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1970 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1967 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1966 — 3 editions
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    First published in 2007 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Initiation au meurtre

    First published in 1971 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: La dame qu'on allait voir chez elle

    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Les pensées de San-Antonio
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    Cover of edition lespenseesdesana0000dard_t3s8 First published in 1996 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A San Pedro ou ailleurs--
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    First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: OEuvres complètes de San-Antonio

    First published in 1967 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: On n'en meurt pas
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    First published in 1994 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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    Cover of edition lafindesharicots0000sana First published in 1978 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Les anges se font plumer.
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    Cover of edition isbn_2265002879 First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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French writer (1921–2000)

Born 29 June 1921
Died 6 June 2000

Subjects

French Detective and mystery stories, Detective and mystery stories, French, Fiction, French Novelists, Fiction, crime, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, general, French Spy stories, Interviews, Man-woman relationships, Murder, Novelists, French, Spy stories, French, Anecdotes, Aphorisms and apothegms, Barcelona (spain), fiction, Biography, Children's fiction, Comic books, strips, Correspondence, Detective and mystery stories, Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Fiction, Edinburgh (scotland), fiction, Ex-convicts, FICTION / Thrillers

Places

France, Barcelona (Spain), Lyon (France), Northern France, Paris

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Frédéric Dard

Time

20th century, 1958-

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Alternative names

  • Frédéric Dard
  • Frederic Dardfre
  • Dard
  • F. Dard
  • Fredeık̄ DARD
  • San Antonio
  • Frederic Charles
  • Kaput
  • L'Ange Noir
  • San-Antonio
  • San-Antonio pseud. van Frédéric Dard
  • Fr'd'ric Dard
  • San-Antonio, Frédéric Dard pseud
  • born Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard

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January 20, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris Remove bad AKAs
October 23, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris Add birth name
October 23, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 30, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import