death_date death_place birth_place nationality name birth_date language genre article_title birth_name occupation
8 march 1989 saint-Étienne , france saint-Étienne , france french charles exbrayat 5 may 1906 french humorous thrillers charles exbrayat
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charles exbrayat

charles exbrayat , born in saint-Étienne , loire , france on 5 may 1906 , was a french fiction writer .
he published over 100 novels and short stories , most of them humorous thrillers .
they were very popular and a considerable number were turned into films .
while living in nice with his parents , he was studying to becoming a medical doctor , but then found his true calling as a writer .
his debut novel was `` aller sans retour '' -lrb- single fare , no return -rrb- , written while in geneva , before going to paris .
he was one of the most famous french authors of the illustrious `` le masque '' collection .
he wrote a number of novels set in scotland -lrb- imogene series -rrb- and in italy .
his other interests included gourmet food and fine wines .
