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Jean-Patrick Manchette

Jean-Patrick Manchette was a French crime novelist credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the genre. He wrote ten short novels in the seventies and early eighties, and is widely recognized as the foremost French crime fiction author of the 1970s - 1980s . His stories are violent, existentialist explorations of the human condition and French society. Source: Goodreads.com

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French writer (1942-1995)

Born December 19, 1942
Died June 03, 1995

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  • Cover of: The gunman

    Cover of edition pronegunman00manc First published in 1981 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Le Petit Bleu De La Cote Ouest

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    First published in 1973 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The mad and the bad

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    First published in 1976 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1972 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: L'affaire N'Gustro

    First published in 1971 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1996 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Les Yeux de la momie - L’intégrale des chroniques de cinéma

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  • Cover of: Le ombre inquiete: Il giallo, il nero e gli altri colori del mistero

    First published in 1996 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1978 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Streets of Paris, Streets of Murder: The Complete Noir of Manchette and Tardi Vol. 2

    First published in 2020 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Romans noirs : Laissez bronzer les cadavres ; L'affaire N'Gustro ; O dingos, ô châteaux ! ; Nada ; Morgue pleine ; Que d'os ! ; Le petit bleu de la ... couché ; Iris ; La princesse de sang ; Griffu

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    First published in 1997 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1981 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2007 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2013 — 1 edition
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French writer (1942-1995)

Born December 19, 1942
Died June 03, 1995

Subjects

Fiction, Assassins, Murder, Comic books, strips, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, crime, Murder for hire, Romance literature, Comics & graphic novels, crime & mystery, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, general, French Detective and mystery stories, Graphic novels, War criminals, Witnesses, Adaptations, Authors, French, Businessmen, Cuba, fiction, Diaries, FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, Fiction, action & adventure

Places

France, Cuba, Paris, Paris (France), Sierra Maestra (Mountains)

People

American Fiction, American noir, Fiction, Jean-Patrick Manchette (1942-), Jean-Patrick Manchette (1942-1995), Noir

Time

1933-1959, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • Jean P. Manchette
  • Jean-Patrick MANCHETTE
  • J. P. Manchette
  • J.-P. Manchette
  • J.-P. (Jean-Patrick) Manchette
  • Jean-Pierre Manchette
  • Jean­Patrick Manchette
  • Jeanpatrick Manchette
  • Jean-patrick Manchette
  • Jean Patrick Manchette
  • Manchette

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December 4, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 15, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import