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When Britney Spears begins receiving threats from an alleged
Islamic sect, the French secret service sends one of its own to Los
Angeles to investigate. At first blush, the agent in question
doesn't seem to be the most qualified: he smokes, doesn't drive,
isn't interested at all in the entertainment industry, and suffers
from a nervous condition. However, he does everything in his power
to get himself up to date quickly: he infiltrates the world of the
paparazzi, frequents Sunset Boulevard and Rodeo Drive, and becomes
an expert on Britney Spears and on the city's public transportation
system. Using the famous singer and a comical detective as a
starting point, the author offers his own satirical take on famous
people who are known more for their excesses and private lives than
for their work. "Cuando Britney Spears recibe amenazas de un
supuesto grupusculo islamista, los servicios secretos franceses
envian a Los Angeles a uno de sus hombres para investigar el
asunto. Asi a primera vista, el agente en cuestion no parece el mas
adecuado: fuma, no conduce, ignora todo sobre la farandula y sufre
de una condicion de los nervios. Sin embargo, hace todo lo posible
para ponerse al dia rapidamente: se introduce en el mundo de los
paparazzi, frecuenta Sunset Boulevard y Rodeo Drive y se convierte
en un especialista en Britney Spears y en la red de transporte
publico de la ciudad. A partir de la figura de la popular cantante
y de un comico detective, el autor ofrece su particular vision
satirica de unos famosos que son mas conocidos por sus excesos o
sus vidas privadas que por su trabajo."
Set in France during World War II, this is Leo Malet's first novel
starring detective Nestor Burma. Burma's assistant Bob Colomer,
having just arrived in France after being held prisoner in a German
camp, is murdered at the Lyon station as soon as he reunites with
his boss. Colomer's last words, whispered to Burma as he lay dying,
are the address 120 Station Street, the same address Burma had
heard from an agonizing patient in a military hospital. And thus
begins an investigation that will force Burma to revisit episodes
from his past he thought he had buried long ago, and that will take
him from Vichy France to Nazi-occupied Paris. First published in
1942, this passionate noire novel is a description of everyday
French life during World War II, where rationing, division of
territory, and Nazi-imposed restrictions serve as the backdrop to
this tale of intrigue. "Ambientada en la Francia de la segunda
guerra mundial, esta es la primera novela de Leo Malet en la que
aparece el detective Nestor Burma como protagonista. Su ayudante
Bob Colomer, recien llegado a Francia del campo de prisioneros
aleman en el que habia estado internado, es asesinado en la
estacion de Lyon justo cuando acababa de reencontrarse con su jefe.
Antes de morir, Colomer logra susurrarle una direccion, Calle de la
Estacion, 120, la misma que Burma habia escuchado de un prisionero
agonizante en el hospital militar. A partir de ahi arranca una
investigacion en la que el detective tendra que indagar en
episodios de su pasado que ya creia enterrados y que le llevara de
la Francia de Vichy al Paris ocupado por los nazis. Publicada por
primera vez en 1942, esta apasionante novela negra es una
descripcion de la vida cotidiana de la Francia de la segunda guerra
mundial en la que el racionamiento, la division del territorio y
las restricciones impuestas por los nazis sirven de escenario para
esta narracion de intriga."
Set in Paris during the 1950s, in a country shaken by the echoes of
the Algerian war and that is still recuperating from World War II,
this is the story of an anarchist attack that was never carried out
and of betrayed revolutionary ideals. Abel Benoit, an elderly
anarchist, dies in the hospital after being the victim of a
mysterious attack, but before his death he is able to contact
private investigator Bestor Burma, who will begin an investigation
that will force him to remember his adolescence as a young
libertarian in the Paris between wars. "Ambientada en el Paris de
los anos cincuenta, en un pais sacudido por los ecos de la guerra
de Argelia y que se esta recuperando todavia de la segunda guerra
mundial, esta es la historia de un atentado anarquista no cometido
y de ideales revolucionarios traicionados. Abel Benoit, un viejo
anarquista, muere en el hospital tras ser victima de una misteriosa
agresion, pero antes de su muerte consigue ponerse en contacto con
el detective privado Nestor Burma, quien emprendera una
investigacion que le llevara a recordar su adolescencia de joven
libertario perdido en el Paris de entreguerras."
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