Re: RARA-AVIS: RARA_AVIS: Manchette

From: Robert Elkin ( rictusaporia@yahoo.com)
Date: 22 May 2007


Thanks for the Info!

--- DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net wrote:

> Rob wrote:
>
> "Just finished THREE TO KILL--excellent! Anyone have
> any idea why the
> title was mangled so in translation? It seems A
> LITTLE WEST COAST BLUES
> would not only have been an exact translation, but
> would also have had a
> bit of atmosphere to it..."
>
> Three to Kill was the title of the Alain Delon movie
> that was made from
> it. Not a bad movie, but completely drops the
> surreal parts of the
> book, turning it into a pretty straight revenge
> movie.
>
> "Anyway, am now beginning PRONE GUNMAN--any
> reactions?"
>
> My only reaction after reading those two books was
> to want more of his
> to be translated, as soon as possible. Made me
> sorry I didn't absorb
> more (any?) of my high school French.
>
> Mark
>
>

 
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