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Euro Noir the pocket essential guide to European crime fiction, film & TV
Covering territory from "Rififi "to "Run Lola Run" to "Spiral," a guide to the edgy, gritty best of European noir fiction, films, and televisionThe invasion of foreign crime fiction, films, and TV--and not just the Scandinavian variety--has opened up incredible new options for crime fiction lovers, but the sheer volume of new European writers and films can daunting. This book provides a highly readable guide for those wanting to look further than the obvious choices as well as a perfect shopping list for what to watch or read before that trip to Paris, Rome, or Berlin. "Euro Noir" presents a roadmap to the territory and is the perfect travel guide to the genre. From Italy, the guide discusses such influential authors as Andrea Camilleri and Leonardo Sciascia; Mafia crime dramas "Romanzo Criminale" and "Gomorrah"; and of the gruesome Gialli crime films. From France and Belgium, it covers important writers from Maigret's creator Georges Simenon to today's Fred Vargas; cult television programs "Braquo" and "Spiral"; and films from the classic heist movie "Rififi" to modern greats such as" Hidden," "Mesrine," and" Tell No One." German and Austrian greats include Jakob Arjouni and Jan Costin Wagner, and such crime films as "Run Lola Run" and "The Lives of Others." The best crime writing and filmmaking from Spain, Portugal, Greece, Holland, and other European countries are also covered.
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- "Covering territory from "Rififi "to "Run Lola Run" to "Spiral," a guide to the edgy, gritty best of European noir fiction, films, and televisionThe invasion of foreign crime fiction, films, and TV--and not just the Scandinavian variety--has opened up incredible new options for crime fiction lovers, but the sheer volume of new European writers and films can daunting. This book provides a highly readable guide for those wanting to look further than the obvious choices as well as a perfect shopping list for what to watch or read before that trip to Paris, Rome, or Berlin. "Euro Noir" presents a roadmap to the territory and is the perfect travel guide to the genre. From Italy, the guide discusses such influential authors as Andrea Camilleri and Leonardo Sciascia; Mafia crime dramas "Romanzo Criminale" and "Gomorrah"; and of the gruesome Gialli crime films. From France and Belgium, it covers important writers from Maigret's creator Georges Simenon to today's Fred Vargas; cult television programs "Braquo" and "Spiral"; and films from the classic heist movie "Rififi" to modern greats such as" Hidden," "Mesrine," and" Tell No One." German and Austrian greats include Jakob Arjouni and Jan Costin Wagner, and such crime films as "Run Lola Run" and "The Lives of Others." The best crime writing and filmmaking from Spain, Portugal, Greece, Holland, and other European countries are also covered."@en
- "Euro Noir examines the astonishing success of European fiction and drama which is often edgier, grittier and more compelling than some of its British or American equivalents, and provides a highly readable guide for those wanting to look further than the obvious choices. Euro Noir provides the perfect shopping list for what to watch or read before that trip to Paris, Rome or Berlin. The invasion of foreign crime fiction, films and TV (not just the Scandinavian variety) has transformed the crime shelves of bookshops and DVD stores. But the sheer volume of new European writers and films is."@en