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GCDS-9780872863958 03 01 City Lights Books 01 GCOI 87286100821990 02 0872863956 03 9780872863958 15 9780872863958 BC 01 306 1 A01 Manchette, Jean-Patrick Jean-Patrick Manchette <p>Jean-Patrick Manchette (1942-1995) rescued the French crime novel from the grip of stodgy police procedurals, restoring the noir edge by virtue of his post-1968 leftism. Today, Manchette is a totem to the generation of French mystery writers who came in his wake. Jazz saxophonist, political activist, and screen writer, Manchette was influenced as much by Guy Debord as by Gustave Flaubert.</p> 2 B06 Nicholson-Smith, Donald Donald Nicholson-Smith Donald Nicholson-Smith</strong> has translated many works of fiction and nonfiction from the French, including <em>The Society of the Spectacle</em> by Guy Debord, <em>The Production of Space</em> by Henri Lefebvre, <em>The Revolution of Everyday Life</em> by Raoul Vaneigem, and <em>Three to Kill</em> by Jean-Patrick Manchette. 01 eng 136 01 <P>Businessman Georges Gerfaut witnesses a murder-and is pursued by the killers. His conventional life knocked off the rails, Gerfaut turns the tables and sets out to track down his pursuers. Along the way, he learns a thing or two about himself.... Manchette-masterful stylist, ironist, and social critic-limns the cramped lives of professionals in a neo-conservative world.</P><P><strong>Jean-Patrick Manchette</strong> (1942-1995) rescued the French crime novel from the grip of stodgy police procedurals-restoring the noir edge by virtue of his post-1968 leftism. Today, Manchette is a totem to the generation of French mystery writers who came in his wake. Jazz saxophonist, political activist, and screen writer, Manchette was influenced as much by Guy Debord as by Gustave Flaubert.</P> 02 Businessman Georges Gerfaut witnesses a murder-and is pursued by the killers. His conventional life knocked off the rails, Gerfaut turns the tables and sets out to track down his pursuers. Along the way, he learns a thing or two about himself...... 08 "A social satire cum suspense equally interested in dissecting everyday banalities and manufacturing thrills. Writing with economy, deadpan irony, and an eye for devastating detail, Manchette spins pulp fiction into literature." from the Starred Review in Kirkus Reviews 08 "Backed by a tremendous European reputation, one of the stars of Gallimard's Serie Noire comes to America with a lean thriller, in a brilliant new translation. . . . Manchette is a must for the reading lists of all noir fans." Publishers Weekly 08 <p>A very good bit of noir, and an entertaining quick read.</p><p>-M.A. Orthofer</p> The Complete Review 04 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100821990/images/87286100821990L.gif 07 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100821990/images/87286100821990S.gif http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100821990 City Lights Publishers 01 City Lights Publishers 20020101 01 7.25 in 02 5 in 08 16 oz City Lights Books 01 WORLD 20 20020101 01 02 13.95 USD