André Héléna
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André Héléna (1919 in Narbonne- 1972 in Leucate) is a French writer who spent most of his life in Leucate (southern France) on the mediterranean coast[1]...
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- Les flics ont toujours raison (Cops Can't be Wrong)
- Le Bon Dieu s’en fout (God doesn't Give a Damn)
- Le Goût du sang (The Taste of Blood)
- Le Baiser à la veuve (A Kiss for the Widow)
- Les Salauds ont la vie dure (Bastards are Hard to Kill)
- Les Clients du Central Hôtel (The Guests of the Central Hotel)
- Par mesure de silence (To Ensure Silence).
Some of Héléna's novels were translated into English and German[2].
In France, Héléna's work had more or less fallen into oblivion outside of Leucate, until a comic strip by Jacques Hiron and Jean - Michel Arroyo recently brought it back to light.
[edit] International reception:
Héléna's writings were translated into English and German. In German he is considered as one of the founding fathers of the 20th century roman noir.
[edit] Sources and references
- This article was initially translated from the Wikipedia article André Héléna.
[edit] External links
[edit] Sources and references
La Foire aux frisés by Jean-Michel Arroyo and Jacques Hiron, 2003, ISBN-10: 2846081115 , ISBN-13: 978-2846081115, 2003
