Title From surrealism to less-exquisite cadavers : Léo Malet and the evolution of the French Roman Noir / Michelle Emanuel ; with a foreword by Peter Schulman

Published Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (196 pages) Series Faux Titre, 288 Faux Titre, 288 Contents Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword: Léo Malet's Post-War Paris; Introduction; Chapter One: Expanding Boundaries; Chapter Two: Surrealist Traces; Chapter Three: Nestor Burma, comme tu voudras; Chapter Four: Supporting Players; Chapter Five: Paris est Paris, voyez-vous; Chapter Six: The Apparent Heirs; Conclusion; Appendix A: map of Parisian arrondissements with corresponding mysteries from Malet's series; Appendix B: frequently used slang from Malet's series; Bibliography Summary Les nouveaux mystères de Paris (1954-1959), Léo Malet's fifteen-novel detective series inspired by Eugène Sue's nineteenth-century feuilleton, almost achieved the goal of setting a mystery in each of the twenty Parisian arrondissements, with Nestor Burma at the center of the action. In Burma, the "détective de choc" first introduced in 1943's 120 rue de la gare, Malet, considered the "father" of the French roman noir, creates a cultural hybrid, bringing literary references and surrealist techniques to a criminal milieu. Michelle Emanuel's groundbreaking study is particularly insightful in it Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196) Notes Includes text in French Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Malet, Léo, 1909-1996 -- Criticism and interpretation Malet, Léo, 1909-1996. Nouveaux mystères de Paris. SUBJECT Malet, Léo, 1909-1996 fast Nouveaux mystères de Paris (Malet, Léo) fast Subject Detective and mystery stories, French -- History and criticism Burma, Nestor (Fictitious character) Gothic revival (Literature) -- France -- History and criticism Surrealism (Literature) -- France -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French. Burma, Nestor (Fictitious character) Detective and mystery stories, French Gothic revival (Literature) Literature Surrealism (Literature) SUBJECT Paris (France) -- In literature Subject France France -- Paris Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781429481113 1429481110 9789401203449 940120344X 9042020806 9789042020801

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