Etienne has offered lists of French noir/hardboiled writers
worth reading. Unfortunately, few have been translated and
what little I learned in high school French is long gone.
However, I jotted down the names and have kept them in mind.
I enjoyed the few I read by Malet
(wish I could find more, but the Pan editions have gotten
expensive). The two translated Manchettes blew me away. Izzo
was also quite impressive. I haven't gotten around to the
couple I picked up by Pennac, but I'm looking forward to
them.
Anyway, while looking for something else, I stumbled across
the news that Semiotext(e) has published Babylon Babies by
Maurice Dantec. It looks more sci-fi than crime, but both the
words hardboiled and noir are used in the description. Has
anyone read it? How is it?
There's also a link to an interview with Dantec at the site:
www.semiotexte.com/authors/dantec.html
Mark
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