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Richard Lafargue, a well-known plastic surgeon, pursues and
captures Vincent Moreau, who raped Lafargue's daughter and left her
hopelessly mad in an asylum. Lafargue is determined to exact an
atrocious vengeance, and an ambiguous, even sadomasochistic
relationship develops between self-appointed executioner and
victim.
"Great art in nightmarish darkness."--Michel Lebrun
Thierry Jonquet (b. 1954, Paris) is an exponent of the
hardboiled style of French noir that is inflected by post-May 1968
politics and social critique. His crime novels and children's books
have garnered many literary prizes.
General
| Imprint: |
City Lights Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
City Lights Noir |
| Release date: |
2003 |
| First published: |
2003 |
| Authors: |
Thierry Jonquet
|
| Translators: |
Donald Nicholson-Smith
|
| Dimensions: |
186 x 127 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
120 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-87286-409-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-87286-409-X |
| Barcode: |
9780872864092 |
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