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Absolute Perfection of Crime: The Face of Twenty-First Century Capitalism Hardcover - 2003
by Tanguy Viel; Linda Coverdale (Translator)
"Absolute Perfection of Crime" is a novel with all the originality, toughness, and surprises of the best black-and-white film noir. American film noir, along with the modern, gritty visions of directors such as Martin Scorsese and Abel Ferrara, have shaped Viel's imagination and literary style.
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- Title Absolute Perfection of Crime: The Face of Twenty-First Century Capitalism
- Author Tanguy Viel; Linda Coverdale (Translator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 121
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher New Press, New York
- Date 2003-01
- ISBN 9781565847576 / 1565847571
- Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 7.72 x 5.96 x 0.68 in (19.61 x 15.14 x 1.73 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002033664
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Kirkus Reviews, 01/15/2003, Page 116
- Publishers Weekly, 01/27/2003, Page 238
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Hardcover. New. Hardcover New Ships From Canada New in new dust jacket Glued binding Paper over boards 128 p Audience: General/trade From Publishers Weekly: Viel's English-language debut, a crime novel about a band of aging crooks who reunite to rob a casino in a French coastal town, is a small but polished gem that sparkles from start to finish The slim volume opens with the anonymous first-person narrator meeting an old friend named Marin, just released from prison, who proceeds to give the narrator a thorough beating-for old time's sake Marin and the narrator then get down to the business of planning a perfect crime-for old time's sake They work with an old comrade and surveillance pro, Andrei, and a former cellmate of Marin's named Lucho, a suspicious character who refuses cognac ("'"we don't have fun unless we drink, "'" the affronted narrator explains to him) The robbery commences with the narrator and a moll named Jeanne deliberately losing a large sum so that they can complain and distract managem
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