Marseille Noir
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- 12,99 €
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- 12,99 €
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“Navigates the seedy side of Marseille with 14 stories that range from the creepily introspective to the downright brutal.” —Publishers Weekly
The Akashic Noir series first ventured into France with Paris Noir—and now moves one step deeper . . .
A crossroads for the people of Europe and the Mediterranean, Marseille is a city that does not discriminate. It embodies the down-and-dirty, tough-guy side of France, but what it lacks in sophistication, it makes up for in spirit. Still, in its shadows lurks a not-so-distant darkness . . . one that can be found in stories translated from French by David Ball and Nicole Ball and written by: François Beaune, Philippe Carrese, Patrick Coulomb, Cédric Fabre, René Frégni, Christian Garcin, Salim Hatubou, Rebecca Lighieri, Emmanuel Loi, Marie Neuser, Pia Petersen, Serge Scotto, Minna Sif, and François Thomazeau.
“Gritty from east to west, Marseille is the perfect venue for the latest in Akashic’s venerable Noir series. While earlier entries in this 70-volume series have sometimes been bleak and atmospheric, this one is all red meat. . . . Just as Marseille is tailor-made for noir, this dark banquet is tailor-made for noir fans.” —Kirkus Reviews
“The stories . . . are united by vivid and evocative writing, as well as by a distinctive take on the city. Another strong entry in a series that should be required reading for crime fans.” —Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This entry in Akashic's noir series navigates the seedy side of Marseille with 14 stories that range from the creepily introspective to the downright brutal. One of the highlights is Marie Neuser's "I'll Go Away with the First Man Who Says I Love You," in which a woman catches her husband cheating and gets the ultimate revenge. Also of note are Rebecca Lighieri's melancholy "What Can I Say?," in which a drug dealer contributes to the unraveling of a woman whom he's loved since childhood, and Philippe Carrese's wry "The Problem with the Rotary," in which casual violence collides with the mundaneness of everyday life. In Serge Scotto's "Green, Slightly Gray," a pair of young lovers get more than they bargain for in La Plaine, a neighborhood where corruption lies just underneath its bohemian veneer, and darkness lurks in the most unlikely places in Patrick Colomb's "Silence Is Your Best Friend." Lesser offerings, however, make this volume a mixed bag.
