Authentic French Noir Box Set
By Frédéric Dard
Translated by David Bellos, Daniel Seton, David Coward and Frank Wynne
By Frédéric Dard
Translated by David Bellos, Daniel Seton, David Coward and Frank Wynne
Part of Pushkin Vertigo
Category: Noir Novels | Suspense & Thriller
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Jul 13, 2021 | ISBN 9781782277774
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Praise
“A tense and yearning tale set in a Paris suburb during the 1960s. . . . In Bird in a Cage, nobody is quite as they seem to be . . . Dard is a consummate hoodwinker: As you read along, there are apparent incongruities of plot and characterization. But like the waiter who magically whips the tablecloth from beneath a heavily laden table without disturbing any cutlery, all things are left accounted for.” — The Wall Street Journal
“Melancholy and atmospheric, with a twist worthy of Agatha Christie at her devious best, [Bird in a Cage] has the hallmark of classic French noir” – The Guardian
“Translator Daniel Seton has done a superb job Anglicizing Dard’s sometimes tortuous French colloquialisms and appropriating his conversational tone. . . . [Crush is] a short, sharp well-told tale.” — The Wall Street Journal
“The cleverness of Dard’s Georges Simenon-influenced novella [Crush] lies in the way that it lulls you into thinking this is just another tale of a teenager’s shattered dreams… it is much darker than that.” — The Sunday Times
“A tragedy is inevitable, but the form it takes is hidden until the last gasp-inducing pages… [The Executioner Weeps is] a book that calls for tight nerves and a stiff drink.” — Daily Mail
“A neat little story, almost shockingly quickly presented – making it all the more effective – The Gravediggers’ Bread is a quick but satisfying read.” — Complete Review
“The French master of noir.” — Observer
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