- Jean-Claude Izzo
Jean-Claude Izzo (June 20, 1945 - January 1, 2000) was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who achieved sudden fame in the mid-1990s with the publication of his three
detective novels , "Total Chaos", "Chourmo", and "Solea", widely known as the [http://www.europaeditions.com/search-result.php?search-action=books&IdAutore=6 Marseilles Trilogy] , featuring as protagonist ex-cop Fabio Montale, and set in the author's native city ofMarseille . All have been translated into English by [http://www.europaeditions.com/author.php?Id=19 Howard Curtis] .Jean-Claude Izzo was born on June 20, 1945 in
Marseille, France . His 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 in a bookstore. He also actively campaigned on behalf of
Pax Christi , a Catholic peace movement. Then, in 1964, he was called up for military duty inToulon andDjibouti . He worked for the military newspaper as a photograph and journalist.
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