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- Title
Belleville au pluriel: Representations of a Parisian Suburb in the Néo-Polar.
- Authors
Stott, Carolyn
- Abstract
The article focuses on the choice of Belleville, a suburb in Paris, France, as the backdrop for several French films and novels in the detective genre. It mentions the suburb's historical facts that have some bearing on its representation in contemporary detective novels published after 1968 and grouped under the label, néo-polar. It mentions the works of authors such as Thierry Jonquet, Joseph Bialot and Daniel Pennac who portrayed the suburb in their novels and short stories.
- Subjects
BELLEVILLE (Paris, France); PARIS (France); FRANCE; SUBURBS in literature; FRENCH fiction; MYSTERY fiction; JONQUET, Thierry
- Publication
Faux Titre, 2010, Vol 359, p355
- ISSN
0167-9392
- Publication type
Article