{"product_id":"the-gunman-paperback-1","title":"The Gunman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Patrick Manchette\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Brook\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere's not a superfluous word or overdone effect . . . one of the last cool, compact and shockingly original crime novels Manchette left as his legacy to modern noir fiction.--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMovie-tie in publication. The Gunman stars Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, and Ray Winstone, and is directed by Pierre Morel (\u003cem\u003eTaken\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerrier is a hired killer who wants out of the game, so he can settle down and marry his childhood sweetheart. But the Organization won't let him go: they have other plans for him. In a violent tale that shatters as many illusions as bodies, Jean-Patrick Manchette subjects his characters and the reader alike to a fierce exercise in style.This tightly plotted, corrosive parody of the success story is widely considered to be Manchette's masterpiece, and was named a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eNotable Book. \u003cem\u003eThe Gunman\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic of modern noir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso available in its original edition titled \u003cem\u003eThe Prone Gunman\u003c\/em\u003e, along with Manchette's \u003cem\u003eThree to Kill\u003c\/em\u003e, all published by City Lights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Manchette and the generation of writers who followed him, the crime novel is no mere entertainment, but a means to strip bare the failures of society, ripping through veils of appearance, deceit, and manipulation to the greed and violence that are the society's true engines.\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Patrick Manchette \u003c\/strong\u003ewas a French crime novelist credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the genre. He wrote ten short novels in the 1970s and early 80s, and is widely recognized as the foremost French crime fiction author of that time. His stories are violent, existentialist explorations of the human condition and French society. Jazz saxophonist and screenwriter, Manchette was also a left-wing activist influenced as much by the writings of the Situationist International as by Dashiell Hammett.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Patrick Manchette (December 19, 1942, Marseille - June 3, 1995, Paris) was a French crime novelist credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the genre. He wrote ten short novels in the 1970s and early 80s, and is widely recognized as the foremost French crime fiction author of that time. His stories are violent, existentialist explorations of the human condition and French society. Jazz saxophonist and screenwriter, Manchette was also a left-wing activist influenced as much by the writings of the Situationist International as by Dashiell Hammett. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour of his novels have been translated into English. Two were published by City Lights Books: \u003ci\u003eThree To Kill\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Prone Gunman\u003c\/i\u003e. which is also available in a movie-tie in edition titled, \u003ci\u003eThe Gunman\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.2 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47237407146233,"sku":"9780872866645","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/S2RyZHRlRUJreUFLMktvRk5vMytuUT09_8135c446-c716-4085-96df-a1b45e102708.webp?v=1768539530","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-gunman-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}