Chourmo: Marseilles Trilogy, Book Two

by Jean-Claude Izzo, Howard Curtis (Translator)

Overview

Book Two in the Marseilles Trilogy

This second novel in Izzo's acclaimed Marseilles trilogy is a touching tribute to the author's beloved city, in all its color and complexity. Fabio Montale is an unwitting hero in this city of melancholy beauty.

Fabio Montale has left a police force marred by corruption, xenophobia and greed. But getting out is not going to be so easy. When his cousin's son goes missing, Montale is dragged back onto the mean streets of a violent, crime-infested Marseilles. To discover the truth about the boy's disappearance, he infiltrates a dangerous underworld of mobsters, religious fanatics, crooked cops and ordinary people driven to extremes by desperation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609451271
Publisher:	Europa Editions, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/07/2013
Series:	Marseilles Trilogy , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	923,517
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jean-Claude Izzo was born in Marseilles, France, in 1945. He achieved astounding success with his Marseilles Trilogy (Total Chaos, Chourmo, Solea). In addition to the books in this trilogy, his two novels (The Lost Saliors, and A Sun for the Dying) and one collection of short stories (Vivre fatigue) also enjoy great success with both critics and the public. Izzo died in 2000 at the age of fifty-five.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Like the best noir writers—and make no mistake, he is among the best — Izzo not only has a keen eye for detail . . . but also digs deep into what makes men weep.”—Time Out New York

"Rich, ambitious, and passionate." — Washington Post

"Izzo provides another guided tour of the underbelly of Marseilles (so extensive that it seems to swallow the whole city) that's bracing in its wit and velocity." — Kirkus (starred review)

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Izzo's Marseilles Trilogy


“One of the masterpieces of modern noir.”
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post

"Izzo's ability to describe Marseilles and to make his readers feel the multiracial reality of that city so directly and authentically is fascinating."
—Andrea Camilleri, author of the bestselling Inspector Montalbano series

"When the urge for escapist reading simply cannot be denied, there are always foreign authors like Jean-Claude Izzo."—The New York Times

"A sensationally readable mystery...Full of fascinating characters."
—The Chicago Tribune

"Noir at it's finest."
—Times Literary Supplement

"Distinctive and fascinating."
—Kirkus (Starred Review)

From the Publisher