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Vahé Katcha
Writing
01 Apr 1928
† 14 Jan 2003
Damascus, Syria
Biography
Vahé-Karnik Khatchadourian better known as Vahé Katcha (born in Damascus, Syria the 1st April 1928 - died in Paris on 14 January 2003) was a French Armenian author, screenwriter and journalist. Katcha wrote 25 novels and two theatre pieces in addition to a great number of adaptations and screenwriting for a great number of French films. His novel L'Hameçon was adapted for the American film The Hook. Born in Syria, Katcha spent his childhood in Lebanon, immigrating to France in 1945 when he was ...
Also Known As
Vahé-Karnik Khatchadourian

