title: Jean-Pierre Conty
text: # Jean-Pierre Conty
  
  Jean Pierre Conty, real name Jean Pierre Walrafen, (9 December 1917 - 12 September 1984) was a 20th-century French writer, famous for his spying novels.
  
  The hero of most of his novel is Mr. Suzuki, a Japanese spy. He has also published under the pen name Jean Crau .
  
  ## Works
  
  ### Theatre
  
  In 1954, his play Affaire vous concernant is directed by Pierre Valde at the Théâtre de Paris. In 1965, he coauthored with Jean Bernard-Luc, a comédie-vaudeville which has now become a classic of the genre : Quand épousez-vous ma femme ?, staged on theatre with Michel Serrault, Jean-Pierre Darras and Maria Pacôme.
  
  ### Comic strips
  
  Several adaptations in comic strips of the series Mr. Suzuki have been made by Jacomo:
  
  * 1974 : La nuit rouge de Mr. Suzuki, Artima
  * 1975 : Mr. Suzuki a la dent dure, Artima
  * 1975 : Mr. Suzuki et la ville fantôme, Artima
  * 1977 : Mr. Suzuki lance un sos, Artima
  * 1977 : Mr. Suzuki lance un sos (2), Artima
  
  ### Cinema
  
  Robert Vernay has directed the cinematographic adaptation of Monsieur Suzuki prend la mouche in 1960 under the title: Monsieur Suzuki [fr] with Jean Thielment, Ivan Desny, Pierre Dudan and Claude Farell.
  
  ## Prizes and awards
  
  In 1953, he was awarded the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for his novel Opération Odyssée .
  
  