Léo Malet

Léo Malet (1909–1996) was a French crime novelist and surrealist.

Biography

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Leo Malet was born in Montpellier.[1]

In the 1930s, he was closely aligned with the Surrealists, and was close friends with André Breton, René Magritte and Yves Tanguy, amongst others.[2] During this time, he published several volumes of poetry.[2]

Selected bibliography

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  • 120, rue de la Gare (1943)
  • Le cinquième procédé (1948)
  • Le soleil naît derrière le Louvre (1954) (First of the "New Mysteries of Paris" series)
  • Des kilomètres de linceuls (1955)
  • Fièvre au Marais (1955)
  • La nuit de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (1955)
  • M'as-tu vu en cadavre (1956)
  • Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac (1956)
  • Casse-pipe à la Nation (1957)
  • Micmac moche au Boul' Mich' (1957)
  • Nestor Burma court la poupée (1971)
  • Poste restante (1983)

Comic book adaptations

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  • Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac (Casterman, 1982); drawn by: Jacques Tardi
  • 120, rue de la Gare (Casterman, 1988); drawn by: Jacques Tardi
  • Une gueule de bois en plomb (Casterman, 1990); drawn by: Jacques Tardi
  • Casse-pipe à la Nation (Casterman, 1996); drawn by: Jacques Tardi
  • M'as-tu vu en cadavre ? (Casterman, 2000); drawn by: Jacques Tardi

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Léo Malet". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French). Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Emanuel, Michelle (2006-01-01). From Surrealism to Less-Exquisite Cadavers. BRILL. pp. 55–60. doi:10.1163/9789401203449. ISBN 978-94-012-0344-9.
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