The King of Fools
by Frédéric Dard
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Pub Date Sep 05 2017 | Archive Date Jul 05 2017
Pushkin Press | Pushkin Vertigo
Description
Jean-Marie can't believe his luck when he has a passionate triste with a beautiful young Englishwoman, Marjory, who is holidaying in the Côte d'Azur. But when he discovers she is married, he is crestfallen. When she returns to her home in rainy Edinburgh, he is heartbroken. He decides to take the biggest gamble of his life: he follows her.
No sooner has Jean-Marie arrived in Scotland than his luck runs out. Marjory’s husband is a jealous man—and a deadly encounter is only the beginning of a nightmarish, disorienting drama in the grey-granite labyrinth of the city.
Advance Praise
"The French master of noir." -- The Observer
"Alongside the Maigret novels of Georges Simenon there is a rich vein of period French crime still to be tapped. Frédéric Dard is a case in point." -- Daily Mail
"The literary descendant of Simenon and Celine." -- Le Figaro
"No question: for me, he was the greatest." -- Philippe Geluck
"France's most popular post-war author." -- L'Express
"His language is cutting, his point-of-view original and his verdict uncompromising... One of the few twentieth-century authors to win both critical acclaim and great popularity." -- Solidarité Militaire
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781782271970 |
| PRICE | $13.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 193 |
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