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Genre/Form: | Thrillers (Fiction) Electronic books Fiction |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: |
Material Type: | Document, Fiction, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Jean-Patrick Manchette; Donald Nicholson-Smith |
ISBN: | 1782831266 9781782831266 |
OCLC Number: | 898155582 |
Notes: | Translated from the French. |
Description: | 1 online resource. |
Series Title: | Serpent's Tail classics. |
Other Titles: | Fatale. |
Responsibility: | Jean-Patrick Manchette ; translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith ; foreword by David Peace ; afterword by Jean Echenoz. |
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France's king of noir fiction ... he writes with a bleak, tragic beauty * The Times * Manchette throws a wrench into the workings of the main characters' lives and gleefully records the anarchy that results * Boston Review * A fist between the eyes, leaving the reader reeling ... so devastating it takes your breath away * Complete Review * Extraordinary ... Aimee is a glorious creation ... the tension and drama ramp up to a bloody and chaotic climax delivered in the same stark, bleak prose as the rest of the story ... That a story so shocking, funny, sad, smart and cool is delivered in only 91 pages is nothing short of a miracle. Uncompromising and utterly convincing, it's a macabre delight from start to finish. -- Doug Johnstone * Big Issue * [An] impressive and enjoyable dark farce * Morning Star * Read more...