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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

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    First published in 1973 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1971 — 4 editions
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French writer (1942-1995)

Born December 19, 1942
Died June 03, 1995

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Fiction, Fiction, crime, Assassins, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, general, Murder for hire, Businessmen, Comic books, strips, Comics & graphic novels, crime & mystery, Cuba, fiction, Detective and mystery stories, FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, international crime & mystery, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, thrillers, France, fiction, French Detective and mystery stories, French fiction, History

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

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American Fiction, American noir, Fiction, Noir

Time

1933-1959

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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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March 15, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import