Nada
Published on 5. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-5299-7723-3 (ISBN)
Description
Enter the brutal, revolutionary world of Jean-Patrick Manchette, 'France's king of noir fiction' (The Times)
In Paris, the Nada gang - a small cell of left-wing radicals - hatch a plan to kidnap the U.S. ambassador. They're armed, angry, and almost successful - but totally unprepared for what follows. As the crackdown begins, the group splinters, exposing cowardice, betrayal, and the thin line between radical idealism and outright nihilism. There will be no heroes - only casualties.
Jean-Patrick Manchette skewers both the establishment and its would-be destroyers in this pitch-black political thriller. His most overtly radical work, Nada is a savage, stylish dissection of violence, ideology, and the wreckage left behind.
PRAISE FOR JEAN-PARICK MANCHETTE
'Manchette was Le Homme... We must revere him now and rediscover him this very instant. ' James Ellroy
'A comic genius... I read and reread him, stunned, appalled, and laughing out loud' Rachel Kushner
'Manchette is Camus on overdrive... He deserves much the same attention' James Sallis
'Manchette is legend among all of the crime writers I know, and with good reason: his novels never fail to stun and thrill from page one' Duane Swierczynski
In Paris, the Nada gang - a small cell of left-wing radicals - hatch a plan to kidnap the U.S. ambassador. They're armed, angry, and almost successful - but totally unprepared for what follows. As the crackdown begins, the group splinters, exposing cowardice, betrayal, and the thin line between radical idealism and outright nihilism. There will be no heroes - only casualties.
Jean-Patrick Manchette skewers both the establishment and its would-be destroyers in this pitch-black political thriller. His most overtly radical work, Nada is a savage, stylish dissection of violence, ideology, and the wreckage left behind.
PRAISE FOR JEAN-PARICK MANCHETTE
'Manchette was Le Homme... We must revere him now and rediscover him this very instant. ' James Ellroy
'A comic genius... I read and reread him, stunned, appalled, and laughing out loud' Rachel Kushner
'Manchette is Camus on overdrive... He deserves much the same attention' James Sallis
'Manchette is legend among all of the crime writers I know, and with good reason: his novels never fail to stun and thrill from page one' Duane Swierczynski
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
140 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5299-7723-3 (9781529977233)
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Jean-Patrick Manchette (1942-1995) was a crime novelist, screenwriter, critic, and translator. In 1971 he published his first novel and went on to establish a new genre of French novel, the neo-polar. Vintage Classics publishes his Fatale, Nada, No Room at the Morgue and Skeletons in the Closet.