One Deadly Summer, Sébastien Japrisot
It's never too late for revenge...
From a master of suspense comes this classic tale of lust and revenge set in the French countryside.
Beautiful newcomer, Elle, has turned the head of every man in the village. But it’s Fiorimond, the local mechanic, who wants her more.
After just one date she moves in with him and his family. As Fiorimond starts to wonder if he’s doing the right thing, he has no idea that Elle is planning to avenge a terrible crime from the past…
Set in the 1970s, this tale of obsession is a classic of French suspense from the author of A Very Long Engagement.
'This chilling story of psychological suspense is the work of a French novelist who has been influenced by American crime writing, yet on its own terms it is a most original creation.’ says The New York Times
The tone is set for this witty black comedy, translated by Alan Sheridan, and published by Gallic Books.
Sébastien Japrisot (4 July 1931 – 4 March 2003) was a French author, screenwriter and film director, born in Marseille. His pseudonym was an anagram of Jean-Baptiste Rossi, his real name. Japrisot has been nicknamed “the Graham Greene of France”.
One Deadly Summer was made into a film starring Isabelle Adjani in 1983. A Very Long Engagement was an international bestseller, won the Prix Interallié and was later also made into a film starring Audrey Tatou in 2004.
Alan Sheridan was an English author and translator. He read English at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. He then spent five years in Paris as an English assistant at the prestigious Lycée Henri IV and Lycée Condorcet. On his return to London, he worked in publishing for three years, before embarking on a freelance career as a translator. He has translated over fifty books, including works by Sartre, Lacan, Foucault, Robbe-Grillet and Pinget.
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