- André Héléna
André Héléna (1919 in
Narbonne - 1972 inLeucate ) was a French writer who spent most of his life inLeucate (southern France) on the mediterranean coast [ Biography of André Héléna at [http://membres.lycos.fr/bernadac/portrHelena.html] . ] ...Bibliography
*"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 [ "La Foire aux frisés" de Jean-Michel Arroyo (Dessin) et Jacques Hiron (Auteur), ISBN-10: 2846081115 , ISBN-13: 978-2846081115, page 15 , 2003 ] .In France, Héléna's work had more or less fallen into oblivion outside of Leucate, until a comic strip by
Jacques Hiron andJean - Michel Arroyo recently brought it back to light.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 ".Sources and references
External links
* http://www.polars.org/article67.html
Sources and references
"La Foire aux frisés" by Jean-Michel Arroyo and Jacques Hiron, 2003, ISBN-10: 2846081115 , ISBN-13: 978-2846081115, 2003
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