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Moon in a Dead Eye: Shocking, hilarious and poignant noir

Pascal Garnier author Emily Boyce translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Gallic Books

Published:12th Aug '13

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Given the choice, Martial would not have moved to Les Conviviales. But Odette loved the idea of a brand-new retirement village in the south of France. So that was that.At first it feels like a terrible mistake: they're the only residents and it's raining non-stop. Then three neighbours arrive, the sun comes out, and life becomes far more interesting and agreeable. Until, that is, some gypsies set up camp just outside their gated community -

' A perfectly balanced cross between a thriller and a social document.' L'Express 'Combines a sense of the surreal with a ruthless wit.' The Observer 'The combination of sudden violence, surreal touches and bone-dry humour have led to Garnier's work being compared with the films of Tarantino and the Coen brothers.' Sunday Times

ISBN: 9781908313492

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 127g

128 pages