Bøger af Jean-Claude Izzo

The final book in the Marseilles trilogy, following Chourmo, from "e;a talented writer who draws from the deep, dark well of noir (The Washington Post).Ex-cop, loner, Fabio Montale returns in this stunning conclusion to Jean-Claude Izzo's Marseilles trilogy. Italian Mafiosi are hunting journalist-activist Babette Bellini, and the body count is growing as they close in on their prey. In desperation, Bellini seeks help from her former lover, Montale. Before he has time to shake off his most recent hangover, Montale is receiving sinister phone calls from men with Italian accents who want him to find Bellini for them. Like a woman he can't leave, like strong liquor he can't refuse, Marseilles lures Montale back into its violent embrace.Solea is Izzo's heartfelt cry against the criminal forces corrupting his beloved city. It is his farewell to Marseilles and to its ideal protagonist, Fabio Montale. It concludes an unforgettable trilogy that epitomizes the aspirations and ideals of the Mediterranean noir movement.Praise for Izzo's Marseilles Trilogy"e;One of the masterpieces of modern noir."e; -The Washington Post"e;Izzo's ability to describe Marseilles and to make his readers feel the multiracial reality of that city so directly and authentically is fascinating."e; -Andrea Camilleri, New York Times-bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series"e;Sensationally readable . . . Full of fascinating characters."e; -Chicago Tribune"e;Terrific."e; -The New York Times"e;Like the best noir writers-and make no mistake, he is among the best-Izzo not only has a keen eye for detail . . . but also digs deep into what makes men weep."e; -Time Out New York

»Chourmo«, det provencalske ord for det franske »chiourme«, der betyder galejslaver. I Marseille vidste vi godt, hvad det betød at være »på galejen« …Fabio Montale, forhenværende strisser i Marseilles forstæder, er tilbage. Desillusioneret og ødelagt oven på barndomsvennerne Ugo og Manus brutale død og efter mordet på den unge pige, Leila, plejer Fabio sine sår i selskab med en flaske Lagavulin. I et lille hus ude ved kysten sidder han og stirrer ud over Middelhavet. Dagene får han til at gå med fisketure og de små retter mad, som den trofaste Honorine serverer for ham. Men hans fortid bider sig stædigt fast i ham og lader ham aldrig være i fred. Hans smukke kusine og barndomsforelskelse, Gélou, beder ham finde ud af, hvad der er sket med hendes forsvundne søn, Guitou. Meget hurtigt viser det sig, at drengen ikke bare er stukket af hjemmefra. Dramaet begynder, da han findes myrdet side om side med liget af en algerisk arkeolog i fransk eksil. Overalt fra Vieux-Port til Marseilles nordkvarterer, hvor mafiaen og ekstremister af enhver art huserer, forsøger Fabio at komme til bunds i denne sag, der sender ham helt ned i Marseilles beskidte hængedynd. Chourmo følger efter Total Kheops, den første bog om Fabio Montale. Chourmo er et mesterværk i den franske kriminallitteratur og desuden en publikumssucces oversat til 15 sprog. I denne anden bog i Montale-trilogien vender Jean-Claude Izzo blikket mod nationalisterne og ekstremisternes fremmarch, men Chourmo er også en indtrængende hyldest til byen Marseille.

Questo libro nasce per cercare una piccola consolazione alla nostalgia dei lettori che tanto hanno amato e amano Jean-Claude Izzo, scrittore e personaggio. Raccoglie gli scritti e i racconti inediti dell'autore marsigliese. Testi che hanno a che vedere con quelli che sono i temi fondamentali della sua opera: Marsiglia, il mare e il noir mediterraneo, genere letterario che lui stesso inventò. Ci sono tre brevi, bellissimi testi dedicati a tre grandi protagonisti della cucina e del paesaggio mediterraneo: l'aglio, il basilico e la menta. Ci sono molti scritti su Marsiglia, città unica al mondo, con il suo porto, la sua storia, la musica, gli esuli che ha accolto da ogni angolo della terra. Ci sono pezzi struggenti sulla bellezza del mare, sull'identità del Mediterraneo, necessario punto d'incontro tra i popoli delle sue rive, tra il sud e il nord. C'è la riflessione sul noir mediterraneo. Ci sono i pensieri di Izzo sul suo personaggio più amato, l'ex flic Fabio Montale, e un bel racconto inedito: "La cena di Natale di Fabio Montale". Un piccolo libro che farà la gioia dei tantissimi ammiratori di Izzo, che darà loro notizie in più sull'amato autore, che riaccenderà la commozione che abbiamo provato leggendo i suoi romanzi.

The final novel from the author of the Marseilles trilogy. "A bleak, affecting tale about a man on the skids, despairing of love's ability to heal" (Publishers Weekly).Rico has been banished to society's margins; he has neither a roof over his head nor a steady income on which to depend. When a friend and fellow vagabond dies of exposure after a night spent in the Paris metro, Rico decides to flee the northern cold for his beloved south, for Marseilles and the warmth of the Mediterranean. Diverted and hindered along the way, he suffers the vagaries of human cruelty and pettiness, and is warmed by occasional, fleeting instances of human tenderness. His return to the Mediterranean is simultaneously a homecoming and a pilgrimage in search of lost love, innocence, and humanity.From the celebrated author of the Marseilles trilogy, this is both an affecting on-the-road novel and a tender exploration of love's power to both heal and destroy."Our last true romantic, Jean-Claude Izzo transmits warmth to his readers, as if granting them a mouthful of pure love. A Sun for the Dying is beautiful, like a black sun, tragic and desperate."-Le Point (France)"Like a chanson by Jacques Brel or Charles Aznavour, Izzo's harsh, honed prose perfectly embodies that Gallic genius for balancing bleak unsentimentality with intense, frank emotion, making this a likely hit not just with fans of noir (including Izzo's own Marseilles trilogy) but also with devotees of Charles Bukowski, Hubert Selby Jr., and other great modern tragedians."-Booklist (starred review)

The third and final installment in the remarkable Marseilles Trilogy, Solea continues Jean-Claude Izzo's distinctive brand of vibrant crime writing, skillfully evoking a time and place that has captured the hearts and imaginations of readers the world over.

Second in the renowned Marseilles trilogy following Total Chaos, ';one of the masterpieces of modern noir' (Michael Dirda, The Washington Post). This second novel in Izzo's acclaimed Marseilles trilogy is a touching tribute to the author's beloved city, in all its color and complexity. Fabio Montale is an unwitting hero in this city of melancholy beauty. Montale has left a police force marred by corruption, xenophobia, and greed. But getting out is not going to be so easy. When his cousin's son goes missing, Montale is dragged back onto the mean streets of a violent, crime-infested Marseilles. To discover the truth about the boy's disappearance, he infiltrates a dangerous underworld of mobsters, religious fanatics, crooked cops, and ordinary people driven to extremes by desperation. ';Noir at its finest.' The Times Literary Supplement ';Izzo, who died in 2000, is more than adept at noir conventionsgritty light, sudden switches of scene, the pervasive rot of cynicism, which sullies even the best intentions. But what makes his work haunting is his extraordinary ability to convey the tastes and smells of Marseilles, and the way memory and obligation dog every step his hero takes.' The New Yorker ';Like the best American practitioners in the genre, Izzo refrains from any sugarcoating of the city he depicts or the broken and imperfect men and women who people it.' Publishers Weekly ';This hard-hitting series captures all the world-weariness of the contemporary European crime novel, but Izzo mixes it with a hero who is as virile as he is burned out.' Booklist

An ex-cop takes on the mafia in the blockbuster novel that kicks off the Marseilles trilogy with what ';may be the most lyrical hard-boiled writing yet' (The Nation). In Jean-Claude Izzo's ';Mediterranean noir' mysteries, the city of Marseilles is explosive, breathtakingly beautiful, and deadly. Total Chaos introduces readers to Fabio Montale, a disenchanted cop who turns his back on a police force marred by corruption and racism and, in the name of friendship, takes the fight against the mafia into his own hands. Ugo, Manu, and Fabio grew up together on the mean streets of Marseilles where friendship means everything. They promised to stay true to one another and swore that nothing would break their bond. But people and circumstances change. Ugo and Manu have been drawn into the criminal underworld of Europe's toughest and most violent city. When Manu is murdered and Ugo returns from abroad to avenge his friend's death, only to be killed himself, it is left to the third in this trio, Det. Fabio Montale, to ensure justice is done. Despite warnings from both his colleagues in law enforcement and his acquaintances in the underworld, Montale cannot forget the promise he once made Manu and Ugo. He's going to find their killer no matter the consequences. ';One of the masterpieces of modern noir.' The Washington Post ';Like the best noir writersand make no mistake, he is among the bestIzzo not only has a keen eye for detail... but also digs deep into what makes men weep.' Time Out New York ';The holy grail of noir fiction... a fast paced and stylishly told modern tragedy.' NB Magazine

The second volume in Jean-Claude Izzo's acclaimed Marseilles Trilogy, featuring ex-cop Fabio Montale.

Izzo's Marseille is explosive, tragic, breathtakingly beautiful and deadly.

"Izzo digs deep into what makes men weep."-Time Out New York In this moving investigation into the human comedy, the men aboard an impounded freighter in the port of Marseilles are divided: Wait for the money owed them, or accept their fate and abandon ship? Captain Abdul Aziz is determined to save his charge and do the right thing by his men. In these close quarters charged with physical and emotional tension, each life begins to resemble a chapter in the complex, colorful, and tragic story of the Mediterranean Sea itself-rich with romance, legend, passion, and drama.

Fabio Montales hjerte bløder for Marseille. Marseille med sin Vieux-Port, sine Calanques og sine små bistroer. Men frem for alt fordi Marseille er en livsstil. Marseille - denne by med en smag af anis, rosévin fra Provence og soupe au pistou - er blevet Fabios ét og alt, hans styrke og svaghed. Fabio - en degraderet strisser, en storbyens Odysseus og en ynder af Lagavulin, jazz og flotte piger. En mand der har anbragt minderne og smerterne i et lille hus ude ved kysten.Men Marseille er ubønhørlig. Altid i bevægelse, og alligevel en by der husker. Fortiden er blodig, da den vender tilbage. Fortiden, hans fortid, de italienske immigranters, vildskabens og venskabets fortid. Fortøjningerne, der fastholdt Fabio i mindernes havn, har revet sig løs. Med Manu og Ugo myrdet, Leila voldtaget og Lola på flugt er det Total Kheops! ... Med andre ord et uigennemskueligt kaos, et betændt hængedynd, man ikke slipper fra uden skrammer på sjæl og legeme.Med Total Kheops har Jean-Claude Izzo skrevet den vel nok smukkeste hyldest, der nogensinde er blevet Middelhavsbyen Marseille til del. Total Kheops, der er et hovedværk inden for fransk krimilitteratur, er første del af en trilogi, hvor Fabio Montale er hovedperson og handlingen udspiller sig i Marseille. Bogen er udkommet i imponerende oplag og er indtil videre oversat til 19 sprog. Total Kheops sætter fokus på emner som racisme, sociale konflikter, mafialigaerne, de prostituerede, de skydelystne cowboys i uniform og immigranternes sønner uden hverken håb eller fremtid.

For den tidligere strisser Fabio Montale er Solea selve livet: Sol og jazz. En solo af melankolske klange, en evig improvisation over fortidens nostalgi og tabte illusioner. Men i Marseille er der ikke plads til solister, byen tillader hverken mislyde eller misforståelser. Og da Babette kommer tilbage lyder det mere som en dødsmesse end en argentinsk tango.I månedsvis har Fabio Montales journalistveninde Babette undersøgt mafiaens netværk i Sydfrankrig. Nu må hun flygte for livet og betror derfor frugten af sit arbejde til Fabio. Dette sætter gang i et nådesløst maskineri, hvor mafiaen kræver, at Fabio finder Babettes skjulested. Han mærker på egen krop, at den organiserede kriminalitets fangarme rækker langt ind i det politiske liv, i forretningsverdenen og politiet. Mafiaens uhyre og den ensomme strisser indleder nu en ulige kamp, og ligene begynder at hobe sig op omkring Fabio.Solea er sidste bind i Marseille-trilogien og et mesterværk med melankolske overtoner. Bogen afslutter Jean Claude Izzos kultserie om Marseille og Fabio Montale. Solea er et klassisk nummer af Miles Davis, og musikken er - præcis som Fabio Montale - desillusioneret og nostalgisk. Han har været oppe imod ekstremisme og racisme, og denne gang går Montale til angreb på den organiserede kriminalitet, men under middelhavssolen sker det at livet stinker af død…