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Jean-Claude Izzo

Born

in Marseilles, France

June 20, 1945

Died

January 26, 2000

Website

http://www.jeanclaude-izzo.com/

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Poetry

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Jean-Claude Izzo was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who achieved sudden fame in the mid-1990s with the publication of his three noir novels, Total Chaos (Total Khéops), Chourmo, and Solea: widely known as the Marseilles Trilogy. They feature, as protagonist, ex-cop Fabio Montale, and are set in the author's native city of Marseille. All have been translated into English by Howard Curtis.
Jean-Claude Izzo's father was an Italian immigrant and his maternal grandfather was a Spanish immigrant. He excelled in school and spent much of his time at his desk writing stories and poems. But because of his “immigrant” status, he was forced into a technical school where he was taught how to operate a lathe.
In 1963, he began work i ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 12,328 ratings · 1,183 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	Total Chaos (Marseilles Trilogy, #1) by Jean-Claude Izzo, Howard Curtis (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 4,539 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chourmo by Jean-Claude Izzo, Howard Curtis (Translator) 4.11 avg rating — 2,355 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solea by Jean-Claude Izzo, Howard Curtis (Translator) 4.11 avg rating — 1,914 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Η τριλογία της Μασσαλίας by Jean-Claude Izzo, Ριχάρδος Σωμερίτης (Translator), Αλέξανδρος Εμμανουήλ (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 1,016 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il sole dei morenti by Jean-Claude Izzo, Franca Doriguzzi (Translator) 4.04 avg rating — 875 ratings — published 1999 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Sailors by Jean-Claude Izzo, Howard Curtis (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 872 ratings — published 1997 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Garlic, Mint, & Sweet Basil: Essays on Marseilles, Mediterranean Cuisine, and Noir Fiction by Jean-Claude Izzo, Howard Curtis (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 435 ratings — published 2003 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vivere stanca 3.71 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fabio Montale 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loin de tous rivages 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Jean-Claude Izzo

La trilogie Fabio Montale (3 books)
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Jean-Claude Izzo,

Howard Curtis (Translator)

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Fabio Montale (3 books)
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Jean-Claude Izzo,

Howard Curtis (Translator)

3.97 avg rating — 8,808 ratings

Quotes by Jean-Claude Izzo (?)

“Sometimes, all it takes is one gesture, one word, to change the course of someone's life. Even if you know it won't last forever.”
― Jean-Claude Izzo, Total Chaos

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“Να τα βρεις με τη ζωή σημαίνει να τα βρεις με τις αναμνήσεις σου... Ν' αναρωτιέσαι για το παρελθόν δε χρησιμεύει πουθενά. Τις ερωτήσεις πρέπει να τις απευθύνουμε στο μέλλον.”
― Jean-Claude Izzo, Chourmo

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“I felt suffocated. And alone. More alone than ever. Every year, I ostentatiously crossed out of my address book any friend who'd made a racist remark, neglected those whose only ambition was a new car and a Club Med vacation, and forgot all those who played the Lottery. I loved fishing and silence. Walking the hills. Drinking cold Cassis, Lagavulin, or Oban late into the night. I didn't talk much. Had opinions about everything. Life and death. Good and evil. I was a film buff. Loved music. I'd stopped reading contemporary novels. More than anything, I loathed half-hearted, spineless people.”
― Jean-Claude Izzo, Total Chaos

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