by Jean-Claude Izzo · Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070423910
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«Chourmo» is a crime novel by Jean-Claude Izzo, published by Gallimard in paperback (320 pages, in French).
Fabio Montale, a former police officer from the northern neighborhoods of Marseille, plunges into the city to find two teenagers who disappeared on the eve of the start of the school year. The journey shows a Marseille shaken by unemployment, poverty, drugs and violence, and Montale confronted with crime and corruption.
Second installment of the Fabio Montale trilogy. Winner of the 2001 Deutscher Krimi Preis; originally published in 1996, this Gallimard edition is from 2002.
Will appeal to readers of crime and detective novels who appreciate stories with a strong urban atmosphere and social background.
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.
