Fantomas - Softcover

Allain, Marcel; Souvestre, Pierre

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ISBN 10: 0345344219 ISBN 13: 9780345344212

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1987

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Only the brilliant Inspector Juve, himself a master of disguise and deceit, can bring the evil genius Fantomas to justice

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Review:

"Fant?mas" is still scary ("The Washington Post Book World")

�"Fant?mas" is� like going on a roller coaster: you know what to expect but you scream, with fear and pleasure, anyway. . . . They don?t write?em like that anymore. (Michael Dirda)

"Fantmas" is still scary ("The Washington Post Book World")

["Fantmas" is] like going on a roller coaster: you know what to expect but you scream, with fear and pleasure, anyway. . . . They dont writeem like that anymore. (Michael Dirda)

"FantAmas" is still scary ("The Washington Post Book World")

["FantAmas" is] like going on a roller coaster: you know what to expect but you scream, with fear and pleasure, anyway. . . . They donat writeaem like that anymore. (Michael Dirda)

["Fant mas" is] like going on a roller coaster: you know what to expect but you scream, with fear and pleasure, anyway. . . . They don t write em like that anymore. (Michael Dirda)

"Fant mas" is still scary ("The Washington Post Book World")

["Fant?mas" is] like going on a roller coaster: you know what to expect but you scream, with fear and pleasure, anyway. . . . They don?t write?em like that anymore. (Michael Dirda)

["Fantomas" is] like going on a roller coaster: you know what to expect but you scream, with fear and pleasure, anyway. . . . They don't write'em like that anymore. (Michael Dirda)
"Fantomas" is still scary ("The Washington Post Book World")"

[Fantomas is] like going on a roller coaster: you know what to expect but you scream, with fear and pleasure, anyway. . . . They don't write'em like that anymore. (Michael Dirda)

Fantomas is still scary (The Washington Post Book World)

About the Author:

Marcel Allain (1885-1969) was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fant�mas. The son of a Parisian bourgeois family, Allain studied law before becoming a journalist. He then became the assistant of Souvestre, who was already a well-known figure in literary circles. In 1909, the two men published their first novel, Le Rour. Investigating Magistrate Germain Fuselier, later to become a recurring character in the Fant�mas series, appears in the novel. Then, in February 1911, Allain and Souvestre embarked upon the Fant�mas book series at the request of publisher Arth�me Fayard, who wanted to create a new monthly pulp magazine. The success was immediate and lasting. After Souvestre's death in February 1914, Allain continued the Fant�mas saga alone, then launched several other series, such as Tigris, Fatala, Miss T�ria and F�rocias, but none garnered the same popularity as Fant�mas. In 1926, Allain married Souvestre's girl-friend, Henriette Kistler. In total, Allain wrote more than 400 novels in his prolific career.fantomas

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