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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: Mélanie White

    First published in 1979 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Streets of Paris, Streets of Murder Box Set: The Complete Noir Stories of Manchette and Tardi

    First published in 2020 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Kuldesak

    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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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

    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Like A Sniper Lining Up His Shot

    First published in 2011 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Strelok: Telegramma s Zapadnogo poberezhʹi︠a︡ : [romany]

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Potrait in Noir

    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Na straconej pozycji

    First published in 2007 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Fatídica

    First published in 2013 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Fatale

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Le petit bleu de la côte ouest - La position du tireur couché - Ô dingos, ô chateaux !

    First published in 2011 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Dejad que los cadáveres se bronceen

    First published in 1981 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Spécial Manchette.

    First published in 1997 — 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
December 3, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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