André Héléna was a French writer who spent most of his life in Leucate

Leucate

Nestled between the Mediterranean sea and sea pond backing the Corbières mountains with an impressive view on the Canigou peak, Leucate is a community of typical villages lying among a unique natural landscape....

 (southern France) on the mediterranean coast...

International reception

Héléna's writings were translated into English and German. In German he is considered as one of the founding fathers of the 20th century roman noir.

Sources and references

La Foire aux frisés by Jean-Michel Arroyo and Jacques Hiron, 2003, ISBN 2846081115, ISBN 978-2846081115, 2003