Fantômas - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1434450252 ISBN 13: 9781434450258

Publisher: Wildside Press, 2009

Synopsis

"In the mode reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes and his ineradicable nemesis, the virtually immortal Professor Moriarty, Inspector Juve dedicates himself to the relentless pursuit of that evil genius Fantomas. He is, as they say in petrified Paris, "Nothing. . . Everything. . . Nobody. . . Somebody." And what does he do? He "spreads terror," diabolically, craftily beyond all imagining: slashes throats of kindly old ladies; stuffs strangled British socialites into trunks; boldly robs Russian princesses in their hotel rooms; pushes witnesses off speeding trains to their deaths. Can Juve prevail against that hellish power?" -Publishers Weekly

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Review:

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

Ý"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 Fantômas. 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 Fantômas series, appears in the novel. Then, in February 1911, Allain and Souvestre embarked upon the Fantômas book series at the request of publisher Arthème 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 Fantômas saga alone, then launched several other series, such as Tigris, Fatala, Miss Téria and Férocias, but none garnered the same popularity as Fantômas. In 1926, Allain married Souvestre's girl-friend, Henriette Kistler. In total, Allain wrote more than 400 novels in his prolific career.fantomas

About this edition

• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1434450252
• ISBN 13: 9781434450258
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246