by Jose Giovanni · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070304554
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«Le deuxième souffle» is the crime novel by José Giovanni, published by Gallimard in paperback (288 pages, in French).
The novel follows Gu, an old criminal sentenced to life imprisonment who manages to escape from prison and goes up to Paris to settle his affairs. While all the French police are chasing him, he takes part in a heist in Marseille and must clear his reputation after a police commissioner accuses him of being an informer, without giving up his passion for pétanque.
The novel was originally published in 1958. This edition belongs to the Folio Policier collection.
Joseph Damiani, known by the pen name José Giovanni, was a French-Swiss writer, filmmaker, and a convicted criminal. He was known for his realistic, gritty crime novels which drew upon his own personal experiences and knowledge of the French underworld.
