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Chargement... La position du tireur couché (1982)par Jean-Patrick Manchette
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Beautifully written and spare, this story of a less-than-brilliant gunman looking to retire is a bit reminiscent of something James Sallis at his best might write. The situations and the settings are all very well done. There is even a bit of humor. This is about as noir as it gets. Obviously, a great translation! Martin Terrier is an excellent and highly compensated assassin. But now, at age 28, it is time for him to retire. Ten years previously he left his hometown as an impoverished youth, telling Anne the rich girl he loved that he would be back in ten years to claim her after having made his fortune. Unfortunately, the organization he works for does not want to let him go. Murder and mayhem ensue--this is noir, noir most violent and gory. I lost track of the body count early on. The author wrote ten short novels in the 1970's and early 1980's which were described as "violent existential explorations of the human condition and French society." His books have many fans, and a couple have been reissued as NYRB books. I found the prose and writing of this book to be good, but I found the story became a bit farcical--I'm just not a fan of crime books (or movies) that are "all action." I've now read two books by this author, and I'm done. 2 1/2 stars aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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La 4ème de couverture indique : Martin Terrier était pauvre, esseulé, bête et méchant, mais pour changer tout ça, il avait un plan de vie beau comme une ligne droite. Après avoir pratiqué dix ans le métier d'assassin, fait sa pelote et appris les bonnes manières, il allait rentrer au pays retrouver sa promise et faire des ronds dans l'eau... Mais pour se baigner deux fois dans le même fleuve, il faut que beaucoup de sang passe sous les ponts. Eric Elmosnino nous plonge dans l'univers noir de Manchette. Il donne voix avec brio à tous les personnages du roman. Sa lecture captivante est accompagnée d'une musique originale qui rythme le texte avec grâce et légèreté. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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There are murders and kidnappings that Martin gets caught up in, caused by his former boss at the shadowy firm. He’s meant to be a scapegoat. There’s the Anne issue. Maybe he comes out on top – it’s subject to interpretation. And then there’s his father’s legacy. There’s more to the story than assassinations, murder and conspiracies. That’s what set this book aside from others of the genre. ( )