Paris Noir (Akashic Noir)

"The dank and sweaty crime scenes in Paris Noir …testify to the fact that the French invented “noir.” Among the jarring images in this story collection, Didier Daeninckx’s murky view of the after-hours scene in Porte Saint-Denis and Marc Villard’s gritty look at the sex trade in Les Halles are correctives to all those persistent romantic fantasies about the city.”— New York Times Paris Noir takes you on a ride through the old medieval center of town with its winding streets, its ghosts, and its secrets buried in history. This is more than an homage to the crime genre, to Melville and Godard, it’s also a lush introduction to the very best in French fiction. Brand-new stories from: Marc Villard, Didier Daeninckx, Jean-Bernard Pouy, Salim Bachi, Christophe Mercier, Jerome Leroy, DOA, Laurent Martin, Herve Prudon, Patrick Pecherot, Dominique Mainard, and Chantal Pelletier. Aurélien Masson is the director of la Série Noire at Gallimard, one of France’s leading publishing companies. Marc Villard Marc Villard -- Chantal Pelletier Marc Villard -- Chantal Pelletier -- Salim Bachi Marc Villard -- Chantal Pelletier -- Salim Bachi -- Jerome Leroy Marc Villard -- Chantal Pelletier -- Salim Bachi -- Jerome Leroy -- Laurent Martin Marc Villard -- Chantal Pelletier -- Salim Bachi -- Jerome Leroy -- Laurent Martin -- Christophe Mercier Marc Villard -- Chantal Pelletier -- Salim Bachi -- Jerome Leroy -- Laurent Martin -- Christophe Mercier -- Jean-Bernard Pouy Marc Villard -- Chantal Pelletier -- Salim Bachi -- Jerome Leroy -- Laurent Martin -- Christophe Mercier -- Jean-Bernard Pouy -- Dominique Mainard Marc Villard -- Chantal Pelletier -- Salim Bachi -- Jerome Leroy -- Laurent Martin -- Christophe Mercier -- Jean-Bernard Pouy -- Dominique Mainard -- Didier Daeninckx Marc Villard -- Chantal Pelletier -- Salim Bachi -- Jerome Leroy -- Laurent Martin -- Christophe Mercier -- Jean-Bernard Pouy -- Dominique Mainard -- Didier Daeninckx -- Patrick Pecherot Marc Villard -- Chantal Pelletier -- Salim Bachi -- Jerome Leroy -- Laurent Martin -- Christophe Mercier -- Jean-Bernard Pouy -- Dominique Mainard -- Didier Daeninckx -- Patrick Pecherot -- Doa Marc Villard-- Chantal Pelletier-- Salim Bachi-- Jerome Leroy-- Laurent Martin-- Christophe Mercier-- Jean-Bernard Pouy-- Dominique Mainard-- Didier Daeninckx-- Patrick Pecherot-- Doa-- Herve Prudon. 'The dank and sweaty crime scenes in Paris Noir testify to the fact that the French invented'noir.'Among the jarring images in this story collection, Didier Daeninckx's murky view of the after-hours scene in Porte Saint-Denis and Marc Villard's gritty look at the sex trade in Les Halles are correctives to all those persistent romantic fantasies about the city.'—New York Times Featuring brand-new stories by: Didier Daeninckx, Jean-Bernard Pouy, Marc Villard, Chantal Pelletier, Patrick Pécherot, DOA, Hervé Prudon, Dominique Mainard, Salim Bachi, Jérôme Leroy, Laurent Martin, and Christophe Mercier. From the editor's introduction:'Paris is a city that lives, and thus dies, every day. No point hiding behind history or war memories. What is a threat to Paris, to its noir dimension even, is potential'museumification,'the possibility of the city turning into a big theme park. In Paris, after all, everything is still there. All you have to do is look around with eyes wide open...'Beyond the lights, beyond the cafés and bars, Paris is sometimes like a grave. It's a city you run away from, or at least dream of running away from. But on every street corner, the past jumps at your throat like a grimacing hyena... You don't inhabit your city, you dream it. All I can do now is invite you to enter the dream.'