by Jean-Claude Izzo · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070417193
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«Chourmo» is the crime novel by Jean-Claude Izzo, published by Folio in paperback (368 pages, in French).
Fabio Montale, a retired Marseille policeman, returns to duty after the disappearance of two teenagers. The investigation, which begins with the discovery of one of their bodies alongside that of an Algerian historian, takes him through the northern districts of Marseille: a city marked by unemployment, drugs, racism and fundamentalism. The title alludes to the spirit of solidarity among the former galley slaves.
Second installment of Jean-Claude Izzo's Marseille trilogy, preceded by «Total Khéops» and followed by «Solea». The 2001 Folio edition is dedicated to the memory of Ibrahim Ali.
Recommended for readers of crime fiction with a social backdrop and for those wishing to continue the Fabio Montale trilogy.
Jean-Claude Izzo was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who achieved sudden fame in the mid-1990s with the publication of his three neo-noir crime novels Total Chaos, Chourmo, and Solea, featuring as protagonist ex-cop Fabio Montale, and set in the author's native city of Marseille. All have been translated into English by Howard Curtis.
