by Jim Thompson · Editions Payot & Rivages · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782743636289
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«1280 habitantes» (French edition: «Pottsville, 1280 habitants») is the crime novel by Jim Thompson published by Rivages in paperback.
Nick Corey is the sheriff of Pottsville, a small Texan town of 1,280 inhabitants, at the beginning of the 20th century. His apparent carelessness and his habit of not meddling in other people's affairs allow him to live calmly until the threat of losing his post impels him to clean up the town his way.
The novel, originally published in 1964 as «Pop. 1280», was chosen as the best translated mystery novel of the year in Japan in 2001.
For readers of crime fiction with a command of French, especially those interested in American hard-boiled fiction.
