02923nam 2200577Ia 450 991045183230332120200520144314.094-012-0344-X1-4294-8111-0(CKB)1000000000475298(EBL)556427(OCoLC)166244568(SSID)ssj0000159045(PQKBManifestationID)12007714(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000159045(PQKBWorkID)10159310(PQKB)10538880(MiAaPQ)EBC556427(Au-PeEL)EBL556427(CaPaEBR)ebr10380621(EXLCZ)99100000000047529820070113d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrom surrealism to less-exquisite cadavers[electronic resource] Léo Malet and the evolution of the French Roman Noir /Michelle Emanuel, with a foreword by Peter SchulmanAmsterdam ;New York Rodopi20061 online resource (197 p.)Faux Titre, 288Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Alabama, 2000.90-420-2080-6 Includes bibliographical references.Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword: Léo Malet's Post-War Paris; Introduction; Chapter One: Expanding Boundaries; Chapter Two: Surrealist Traces; Chapter Three: Nestor Burma, comme tu voudras; Chapter Four: Supporting Players; Chapter Five: Paris est Paris, voyez-vous; Chapter Six: The Apparent Heirs; Conclusion; Appendix A: map of Parisian arrondissements with corresponding mysteries from Malet's series; Appendix B: frequently used slang from Malet's series; BibliographyLes 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 itFaux Titre, 288Detective and mystery stories, FrenchLiterature, ExperimentalFranceParisElectronic books.Detective and mystery stories, French.Literature, Experimental843.91209Emanuel Michelle960241MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451832303321From surrealism to less-exquisite cadavers2176412UNINA