Vahé Katcha

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Subject: Vahé Katcha (Vahé-Karnik Khatchadourian).
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Full Name: Vahé-Karnik Khatchadourian (also known as Vahé Katcha or Vahé-Karnik Khatchad).
Birth: April 1, 1928, in Damascus, Syria.
Death: January 14, 2003, in Paris (aged 74).
Nationality/Identity: French Armenian author, screenwriter, and journalist.
Childhood: Spent in Lebanon.
Immigration: Moved to France in 1945 at age 17.
Education: Studied film screenwriting at IDEC.
Works: 25 novels, two theatre pieces, numerous adaptations and screenwriting for French films.
Specific Works: Novel L'Hameçon was adapted into the American film The Hook.
Awards: Won the Pelman prize in 1962 for two film reportages, Pas de pitié pour les aveugles and Les cancéreux.
Known For: Writing.
Known Credits: 14.

Vahé-Karnik Khatchadourian, better known as Vahé Katcha, was a French Armenian author, screenwriter, and journalist. Born in Damascus, Syria, on April 1, 1928, he spent his childhood in Lebanon before immigrating to France in 1945 at age 17. Katcha studied film screenwriting at IDEC. His literary and cinematic output included 25 novels, two theatre pieces, and numerous adaptations and screenwriting credits for French films. His novel L'Hameçon was adapted as the American film The