The Marseilles trilogy, featuring ex-cop Fabio Montale, is a classic of European crime fiction. Its publication was the catalyst for the foundation of an entire literary movement, Mediterranean, and made its author into a celebrity overnight. Montale's heartfelt cry against the criminal forces devastating his beloved Marseilles provides the touching and gripping conclusion to a trilogy that epitomizes the aspirations of the Mediterranean noir movement.

General Information

ISBN : 9781609451288
Publisher : Europa Editions, Incorporated
Imprint : Europa Editions, Incorporated
Weight (g) : 0.279
Publication date : 01 May 2013
Produced in : United States
Product Type : books

Other Specifications

Author : Jean-Claude Izzo
Bind : Paperback
Edition : 1
Language : English
Dewey classification : 843.92
Pages : 224

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Author description

Jean-Claude Izzo was born in Marseilles, France, in 1945. He achieved astounding success with his Marseilles Trilogy ("Total Chaos," "Chourmo," "Solea"). In addition to the books in this trilogy, his two novels ("The Lost Saliors," and "A Sun for the Dying") and one collection of short stories ("Vivre fatigue") also enjoy great success with both critics and the public. Izzo died in 2000 at the age of fifty-five.