Hubert Monteilhet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hubert Monteilhet

French writer

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1928

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 12-May-2019

Profession: children's writer, novelist, essayist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Hubert Monteilhet (July 10, 1928 - May 12, 2019) was a French writer of crime and historical fiction.
His best-known novels are The Praying Mantises and Return from the Ashes which have been adapted into TV and motion pictures.
His works are characterized by their literary sophistication and mordant wit while exploring moral and philosophical issues.
He was called "one of the more eclectic and diversified dabblers in crime" and "the most literary of all the French crime novelists."