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The Pleasures of Crime
For 150 years the French public and literati have enjoyed a love affair with crime fiction. This book investigates the nature of this relationship and how through periods of dramatic social and political change in France it has flourished. It challenges the conventional view of a popular genre feeding a niche market, depicting crime fiction instead as a field of creative endeavour, which has gradually matured into one of considerable literary fertility. By inviting us to share secrets and crack codes, creating suspense and (at times) not shirking from presenting horrific events in graphic language, the crime story brings into play the intellect and emotions of its readership. This book explo...
Tie-break
Ilie Nastase fut le numéro un mondial du tennis. Il est souvent considéré comme le joueur le plus doué de tous les temps. Conduit par une intrigue policière et une surprenante histoire d’amour, Tie-Break, son premier roman, dévoile en trois actes de tragédie classique — Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, Flushing Meadow — les coulisses du monde des grands champions, ces hommes-dieux couverts de femmes et d’argent.
Collabo-song
C'est la guerre, Paris est occupé par les Allemands. Epouse insatisfaite, Laure Santenac se laisse entraîner dans les soirées mondaines. Rencontres et manipulations s'enchaînent. Au printemps 1943, Laure disparaît pour toujours. Des années plus tard, les témoignages diffèrent. Laure Santenac, une victime ? une femme du monde trop légère ? une meurtrière ? pire, une délatrice qui aurait vendu des innocents à la Gestapo ?
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The Roman Noir in Post-war French Culture
All the novelists studied were published initially in popular collections, such as the Serie noire, but they have been chosen for the innovation of their work and the exciting ways in which they resist tired conventions and offer new ways of representing social reality." "One of the first English-language studies of this popular genre, The Roman Noir in Post-War French Culture offers much more than close readings of these fascinating texts; it demonstrates the important contribution of the roman noir to the cultural histories of post-war France."--Jacket.
