Synopses & Reviews
"The dank and sweaty crime scenes in Paris Noir…testify to the fact that the French invented “noir.” Among the jarring images in this story collection, Didier Daeninckx’s murky view of the after-hours scene in Porte Saint-Denis and Marc Villard’s gritty look at the sex trade in Les Halles are correctives to all those persistent romantic fantasies about the city.”—New York Times
Paris Noir takes you on a ride through the old medieval center of town with its winding streets, its ghosts, and its secrets buried in history. This is more than an homage to the crime genre, to Melville and Godard, it’s also a lush introduction to the very best in French fiction.
Brand-new stories from: Marc Villard, Didier Daeninckx, Jean-Bernard Pouy, Salim Bachi, Christophe Mercier, Jerome Leroy, DOA, Laurent Martin, Herve Prudon, Patrick Pecherot, Dominique Mainard, and Chantal Pelletier.
Aurélien Masson is the director of la Série Noire at Gallimard, one of France’s leading publishing companies.
Synopsis
class="MsoNormal">"The dank and sweaty crime scenes in Paris Noir
testify to the fact that the French invented noir.” Among the jarring images in this story collection, Didier Daeninckxs murky view of the after-hours scene in Porte Saint-Denis and Marc Villards gritty look at the sex trade in Les Halles are correctives to all those persistent romantic fantasies about the city.”New York Times
Paris Noir takes you on a ride through the old medieval center of town with its winding streets, its ghosts, and its secrets buried in history. This is more than an homage to the crime genre, to Melville and Godard, its also a lush introduction to the very best in French fiction.
Brand-new stories from: Marc Villard, Didier Daeninckx, Jean-Bernard Pouy, Salim Bachi, Christophe Mercier, Jerome Leroy, DOA, Laurent Martin, Herve Prudon, Patrick Pecherot, Dominique Mainard, and Chantal Pelletier.
Aurélien Masson is the director of la Série Noire at Gallimard, one of Frances leading publishing companies.
Synopsis
"The dank and sweaty crime scenes in Paris Noir testify to the fact that the French invented 'noir.' Among the jarring images in this story collection, Didier Daeninckx's murky view of the after-hours scene in Porte Saint-Denis and Marc Villard's gritty look at the sex trade in Les Halles are correctives to all those persistent romantic fantasies about the city." --New York Times
Featuring brand-new stories by Didier Daeninckx, Jean-Bernard Pouy, Marc Villard, Chantal Pelletier, Patrick P cherot, DOA, Herv Prudon, Dominique Mainard, Salim Bachi, J r me Leroy, Laurent Martin, and Christophe Mercier.
From the editor's introduction:
"Paris is a city that lives, and thus dies, every day. No point hiding behind history or war memories. What is a threat to Paris, to its noir dimension even, is potential 'museumification, ' the possibility of the city turning into a big theme park. In Paris, after all, everything is still there. All you have to do is look around with eyes wide open . . .
"Beyond the lights, beyond the caf s and bars, Paris is sometimes like a grave. It's a city you run away from, or at least dream of running away from. But on every street corner, the past jumps at your throat like a grimacing hyena . . .
You don't inhabit your city, you dream it. All I can do now is invite you to enter the dream."
Synopsis
Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.
Brand-new stories by: Didier Daeninckx, Jean-Bernard Pouy, Marc Villard, Chantal Pelletier, Patrick P cherot, DOA, Herv Prudon, Dominique Mainard, Salim Bachi, J r me Leroy, Laurent Martin, and Christophe Mercier.
Synopsis
All original stories from Paris' finest authors, all translated from French.
About the Author
Aurélien Masson was born in 1975 and quit academia at the age of 24 to take a trip around the world. That?s when he decided to become an editor. First he became an editorial assistant for la Série Noire at Gallimard, one of France's leading publishing companies.