From Surrealism to Less-Exquisite Cadavers : Léo Malet and the Evolution of the French Roman Noir.
Title:
From Surrealism to Less-Exquisite Cadavers : Léo Malet and the Evolution of the French Roman Noir.
Author:
Emanuel, Michelle,.
ISBN:
9789401203449
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (197 pages)
Series:
Faux Titre, 288 ; v.288
Faux Titre, 288
Contents:
Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword: Léo Malet's Post-War Paris -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Expanding Boundaries -- Shaking Up the Status Quo -- Slang: un micmac pour le ciboulot -- Slippage -- Chapter Two: Surrealist Traces -- Dream Sequences -- Altered States -- Ordinary Objects and le merveilleux -- Chapter Three: Nestor Burma, comme tu voudras -- The Anarchist Seeking Order -- The Likeable Xenophobe -- The Literary Detective -- Chapter Four: Supporting Players -- Informative Symbiosis -- Surrogate Family -- Narrative Balance -- Chapter Five: Paris est Paris, voyez-vous -- Parisian Curiosities as Cultural Literacy -- "À battre les pavés de Paris, on s'instruit." -- Paris Under Renovation -- Chapter Six: The Apparent Heirs -- Jean Amila, La lune d'Omaha -- Jean-Patrick Manchette, Le petit bleu de la côte ouest -- Didier Daeninckx, Meutres pour mémoire -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: map of Parisian arrondissements with corresponding mysteries from Malet's series -- Appendix B: frequently used slang from Malet's series -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Y -- Z -- Bibliography -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.
Abstract:
Les nouveaux mystères de Paris (1954-1959), Léo Malet's fifteen-novel detective series inspired by Eugène Sue's nineteenth-century feuilleton , almost achieved the goal of setting a mystery in each of the twenty Parisian arrondissements, with Nestor Burma at the center of the action. In Burma, the "détective de choc" first introduced in 1943's 120 rue de la gare , Malet, considered the "father" of the French roman noir , creates a cultural hybrid, bringing literary references and surrealist techniques to a criminal milieu.Michelle Emanuel's groundbreaking study is particularly insightful in its treatment of Malet as a pioneer within the literary genre of the French roman noir while making sure to also focus on his surrealist roots.Against the archetypes of Simenon's Maigret and Christie's Poirot, Burma is brash and streetwise, peppering his speech with colorful and evocative slang. As the reader's tour guide, Burma highlights Paris's forgotten past while providing insight to the Paris of (his) present, referencing both popular culture and contemporary issues. Malet's innovation of setting a noir narrative in France serves as a catalyst for further change in the policier genre in France, including his contemporary Jean Amila, the néo-polar of Jean-Patrick Manchette, and the historical roman noir of Didier Daeninckx.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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