Chourmo
Published on 10. April 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-78770-224-0 (ISBN)
Description
The second novel in Izzo's acclaimed
Marseilles trilogy is a touching tribute to the
author's beloved city, in all its colour and
complexity. Fabio Montale is an unwitting
hero in this city of melancholy beauty.
Fabio Montale has left a police force marred
by corruption, xenophobia, and greed. But
getting out is not going to be so easy. When
his cousin's son goes missing, Montale is
dragged back onto the mean streets of a
violent, crime-infested Marseilles. To discover
the truth about the boy's disappearance,
he infiltrates a dangerous underworld of
mobsters, religious fanatics, crooked cops,
and ordinary people whom desperation has
driven to extremes.
Marseilles trilogy is a touching tribute to the
author's beloved city, in all its colour and
complexity. Fabio Montale is an unwitting
hero in this city of melancholy beauty.
Fabio Montale has left a police force marred
by corruption, xenophobia, and greed. But
getting out is not going to be so easy. When
his cousin's son goes missing, Montale is
dragged back onto the mean streets of a
violent, crime-infested Marseilles. To discover
the truth about the boy's disappearance,
he infiltrates a dangerous underworld of
mobsters, religious fanatics, crooked cops,
and ordinary people whom desperation has
driven to extremes.
Reviews / Votes
"Just as Raymond Chandler and JamesEllroy made Los Angeles their very own, so
Mr. Izzo has made Marseilles so much more
than just another geographical setting." * The Economist * "Izzo's ability to describe Marseilles and to make his readers feel the multiracial reality of that city so directly and authentically is fascinating." -- Andrea Camilleri "One of the masterpieces of modern noir." * The Washington Post * "Like the best noir writers-and make no mistake, he is among the best-Izzo not only has a keen eye for detail . . . but also digs deep into what makes men weep." * Time Out New York * "Izzo provides another guided tour of the underbelly of Marseilles (so extensive that it seems to swallow the whole city) that's bracing in its wit and velocity." * Kirkus (starrred review) *
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 131 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
186 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78770-224-0 (9781787702240)
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Persons
Jean-Claude Izzo was born in Marseilles, France, in 1945. Best known for the Marseilles trilogy (Total Chaos, Chourmo, Solea), Izzo is also the author of The Lost Sailors, A Sun for the Dying, Garlic, Mint, & Sweet Basil, and one collection of short stories, Living Tires. He died in 2000 at the age of fifty-five. Award-winning translator Howard Curtis has worked on more than sixty books from French, Italian and Spanish. Among his recent translations for Europa are works by Jean-Claude Izzo and Santiago Gamboa.