Philippe Collas or Philippe Collas-Villedary (born in France) is a French writer and scriptwriter who is famous for his historical and criminal thrillers. As the great-grandson of Pierre Bouchardon, the man who arrested Mata Hari, his biography about her is considered a notable reference."Mata Hari was innocent", The Week, 1 January 2007Adam Sage, "Misogyny and French lies killed Mata Hari", The Times, London, 10 November 2003.
Awards 1989: "Lauréat de la Villa Médicis Hors-Les Murs" for his work on King Ludwig II of Bavaria. 1991: "Prix Anne Philipe", named after the widow of the famous French actor, Gérard Philipe, an award for the most talented young theatrical writer.Le Monde, 1 April 1991; Paris-Match, January 1991
Works Louis II et Elisabeth d'Autriche, Âmes soeurs, (Le Rocher, Paris/Monaco 2001) () Maurice Dekobra, Gentleman entre deux mondes (Séguier, Paris 2002) () Edith Wharton's French Riviera, with Éric Villedary (Flammarion, Paris 2002; Rizzoli New-York 2002)Sarah Emsley, Happy birthday at Edith Wharton () Mata Hari, Sa Véritable Histoire, (Plon, Paris) 2003, (Piper Verlag, Munich 2009) () Jean de La Fontaine, Détective (four opus) (Plon, Paris 2004/2007) Mata Hari, La dernière danse de l'espionne. (French Pulp 2017).Simon Kuper, The Financial Times, 20 October 2017 () L'Île du Lundi, with Éric Villedary, (French Pulp 2018) () La Pausa: The Ideal Mediterranean Villa of Gabrielle Chanel/ La Pausa: La maison méditerranéenne idéale de Gabrielle Chanel (Flammarion), (Team work) (ISBN 978-2-08-045492-8) etc.
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