The Marseilles Trilogy Reader
A Reader's Guide to the groundbreaking crime trilogy by Jean-Claude Izzo
Fiction & Literature, Literary
| Author: | Europa Editions | ISBN: | 9781609454111 |
| Publisher: | Europa Editions | Publication: | August 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Europa Editions | Language: | English |
| Author: | Europa Editions |
| ISBN: | 9781609454111 |
| Publisher: | Europa Editions |
| Publication: | August 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Europa Editions |
| Language: | English |
A fantastic addition for fans of Jean-Claude Izzo and his famed Marseilles Trilogy, this reader provides a greater understanding of Izzo, his city of Marseilles and the genre that his works helped establish–Mediterranean Noir.
The Marseilles Trilogy Reader includes a history of the Mediterranean Noir genre by Sandro Ferri, a eulogy for Izzo by friend and Italian crime writer Massimo Carlotto, an article by Chares Taylor titled “Dark Paradise” originally published by The Nation that analyzes the multicultural and social aspects of the trilogy, words of praise from adored crime novelist and author of The Revolution of the Moon Andrea Camilleri and finally a reading group guide for the first book Total Chaos.
Altogether, these pieces are a wonderful supplement to round out a reading of the Marseilles Trilogy. They warmly bring more of the late Jean-Claude Izzo into his masterpieces Total Chaos, Chourmo and Solea.
A fantastic addition for fans of Jean-Claude Izzo and his famed Marseilles Trilogy, this reader provides a greater understanding of Izzo, his city of Marseilles and the genre that his works helped establish–Mediterranean Noir.
The Marseilles Trilogy Reader includes a history of the Mediterranean Noir genre by Sandro Ferri, a eulogy for Izzo by friend and Italian crime writer Massimo Carlotto, an article by Chares Taylor titled “Dark Paradise” originally published by The Nation that analyzes the multicultural and social aspects of the trilogy, words of praise from adored crime novelist and author of The Revolution of the Moon Andrea Camilleri and finally a reading group guide for the first book Total Chaos.
Altogether, these pieces are a wonderful supplement to round out a reading of the Marseilles Trilogy. They warmly bring more of the late Jean-Claude Izzo into his masterpieces Total Chaos, Chourmo and Solea.
