Joël Dicker was born in Geneva in 1985. He studied Drama in Paris before returning to his home city to study Law. His first novel, Les Derniers Jours de Nos Pères, won the Prix des Ecrivains Genevois, a prestigious award for unpublished manuscripts. The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, nominated for the Prix Goncourt and winner of the Grand Prix du Roman de l’Académie Française and the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, has sold more than two million copies across Europe.
Joël Dicker was born in Geneva in 1985. He studied Drama in Paris before returning to his home city to study Law. His first novel, Les Derniers Jours de Nos Pères, won the Prix des Ecrivains Genevois, a prestigious award for unpublished manuscripts. The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, nominated for the Prix Goncourt and winner of the Grand Prix du Roman de l’Académie Française and the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, has sold more than two million copies across Europe.
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