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Bird in a Cage
Frederic Dard
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Description for Bird in a Cage
Paperback. "First published in French as Le Monte-Charge in 1961"--Title page verso. Translator(s): Bellos, David. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114.
It felt like the slipknot on a rope round my chest was being tightened without pity Trouble is the last thing Albert needs. Travelling back to his childhood home on Christmas Eve to mourn his mother's death, he finds the loneliness and nostalgia of his Parisian quartier unbearable... Until, that evening, he encounters a beautiful, seemingly innocent woman at a brasserie, and his spirits are lifted. Still, something about the woman disturbs him. Where is the father of her child? And what are those two red stains on her sleeve? When she invites him ... Read more
It felt like the slipknot on a rope round my chest was being tightened without pity Trouble is the last thing Albert needs. Travelling back to his childhood home on Christmas Eve to mourn his mother's death, he finds the loneliness and nostalgia of his Parisian quartier unbearable... Until, that evening, he encounters a beautiful, seemingly innocent woman at a brasserie, and his spirits are lifted. Still, something about the woman disturbs him. Where is the father of her child? And what are those two red stains on her sleeve? When she invites him ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782271994
SKU
V9781782271994
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About Frederic Dard
Frederic Dard (1921-2000) was one of the best known and loved French crime writers of the twentieth century. Enormously prolific, he wrote hundreds of thrillers, suspense stories, plays and screenplays throughout his long and illustrious career. The Wicked Go to Hell, Crush and The Executioner Weeps (for which he won the 1957 Grand prix de litterature policiere) will also be ... Read more
Reviews for Bird in a Cage
Melancholy and atmospheric, with a twist worthy of Agatha Christie at her devious best, this brief tale has the hallmark of classic French noir Guardian Hugely atmospheric The Times The French master of noir Observer Alongside the Maigret novels of Georges Simenon there is a rich vein of period French crime still to be tapped. Frederic Dard is a case ... Read more