About Daniel Odier
Born 1945. Daniel Odier is a Swiss writer, screenwriter, translator and docent.
Daniel Robert Odier (born 1945), also known by the pen name Delacorta, is a Swiss author, teacher, and practitoner of Kashmir Shaivism and Chan Buddhism. He is the author of Tantric Quest, The Doors of Joy (2014), and Yoga Spandakarika (2005).
In English, he is best known for his series of six crime novels featuring Alba, a vivacious adolescent kleptomaniac, and Gorodish, the middle-aged pianist and photographer with a criminal past who adores her. The second in the series, Diva, was adapted to film by Jean-Jacques Beineix in 1981 and became an international success.
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Who is Daniel Odier?
Swiss writer
When was Daniel Odier born?
Daniel Odier was born on 17 May 1945 in Geneva.
What is Daniel Odier's occupation?
Daniel Odier is a writer, screenwriter, translator and docent.
What nationality is Daniel Odier?
Daniel Odier is Swiss.
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