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-Alors, c'est bien entendu, fit M. Ledoux sur le pas de sa porte. Des que vous aurez une soiree libre, un mot, et vous venez diner a la maison? -Entendu, et encore merci pour l'excellente soiree... -Vous voulez rire. C'est moi, tout au contraire... Levez bien votre col, il ne fait pas chaud. - Vous connaissez le chemin? Le boulevard Lannes tout droit jusqu'a l'avenue Henri-Martin. En marchant vite, vous trouverez peut-etre le dernier tramway... Ah! un mot, vous avez un revolver? le quartier n'est pas tres sur..."
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First published January 1, 1908
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About the author
Maurice Level
95 books16 followersMaurice Level was a writer of fiction and drama who specialized in short stories of the macabre which were printed regularly in the columns of Paris newspapers and sometimes staged by Théâtre du Grand-Guignol, the repertory company in Paris's Pigalle district devoted to melodramatic productions which emphasized blood and gore.
H.P. Lovecraft observed of Level's fiction in his essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature" (1927): "This type, however, is less a part of the weird tradition than a class peculiar to itself — the so-called conte cruel, in which the wrenching of the emotions is accomplished through dramatic tantalizations, frustrations and gruesome physical horrors."
H.P. Lovecraft observed of Level's fiction in his essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature" (1927): "This type, however, is less a part of the weird tradition than a class peculiar to itself — the so-called conte cruel, in which the wrenching of the emotions is accomplished through dramatic tantalizations, frustrations and gruesome physical horrors."
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May 3, 2024
4.25⭐
The phrase "too clever for your own good" refers to someone who has an excess of intelligence or knowledge (or in this case thinks he has) and uses it in a way that gets himself into a whole lot of trouble.
This very atmospheric story unfolds with vivid descriptions of a gruesome murder which took place, and the culprits fleeing the scene being observed by a newspaper correspondent. The central character of the novel is a young journalist named Onesimus Coche, who becomes involved in a murder case when he comes across a man who has been brutally murdered and decides to embroil himself in the crime so as to better understand the plight of the accused murderer and writing about it perhaps under the title 'The Memoirs of a Murderer'. Well, his planting of his own evidence at the crime scene doesn't go exactly as planned when he finds himself arrested, convicted of the crime and sentenced to death.
The phrase "too clever for your own good" refers to someone who has an excess of intelligence or knowledge (or in this case thinks he has) and uses it in a way that gets himself into a whole lot of trouble.
This very atmospheric story unfolds with vivid descriptions of a gruesome murder which took place, and the culprits fleeing the scene being observed by a newspaper correspondent. The central character of the novel is a young journalist named Onesimus Coche, who becomes involved in a murder case when he comes across a man who has been brutally murdered and decides to embroil himself in the crime so as to better understand the plight of the accused murderer and writing about it perhaps under the title 'The Memoirs of a Murderer'. Well, his planting of his own evidence at the crime scene doesn't go exactly as planned when he finds himself arrested, convicted of the crime and sentenced to death.
December 12, 2017
Onésime Coche, jeune journaliste, tombe un soir sur 3 assassins en sortant d'un dîner. Par déduction, il retrouve le lieu du crime et le cadavre. Il décide alors de modifier la scène de crime pour obtenir un scoop incroyable et rédiger l'article qui lui offrira la gloire et ridiculisera la police.
Cet ouvrage est très étrange car le personnage central est l'image même de l'anti-héros. Tout au long du livre, on se demande ce qui a bien pu traverser l'esprit du journaliste pour penser avec conviction que son idée était bonne. Le suspens m'a tenue de bout en bout. L'histoire est suffisamment courte pour ne pas s'ennuyer et la voix de la lectrice est agréable.
En bref : divertissant.
Cet ouvrage est très étrange car le personnage central est l'image même de l'anti-héros. Tout au long du livre, on se demande ce qui a bien pu traverser l'esprit du journaliste pour penser avec conviction que son idée était bonne. Le suspens m'a tenue de bout en bout. L'histoire est suffisamment courte pour ne pas s'ennuyer et la voix de la lectrice est agréable.
En bref : divertissant.
December 8, 2022
C'était intéressant, et il a rendu hommage à Mr. Lecoq, ce que j'ai vraiment aimee, mais je n'avais pas aimee ce livre parce qu'il me semble que le protagoniste était soit fou soit stupidement hardi, et je n'aime pas ni l'une ni l'autre. Je l'ai Écoutée par librivox, lu par Ezwa.
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While it was an interesting read, and he rendered hommage to Mr. Lecoq, which I did like, I didn't enjoy this book because the protag seemed either insane or foolishly daring, and I do not like either. Listened to on librivox read by Ezwa.
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While it was an interesting read, and he rendered hommage to Mr. Lecoq, which I did like, I didn't enjoy this book because the protag seemed either insane or foolishly daring, and I do not like either. Listened to on librivox read by Ezwa.
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