Fantomas The Corpse Who Kills

Author : Marcel Allain,Pierre Souvestre
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781908694171

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Fantomas: The Corpse Who Kills by Marcel Allain,Pierre Souvestre Pdf

FANTOMAS is the Emperor of Crime, the Lord of Terror, the Genius of Evil, the nihilistic anti-hero of a series of sublime pulps, books brimming with motifs of the "marvellous”: nuns, coffins, severed hands, daggers, masks, bells that bleed, corpses, poison flowers, gloves of human skin, lunatics and labyrinths. Fantômas loves criminal atrocities and random acts of "beautiful-compulsive” violence, carnage on a mass scale, outrageous theft, arson and destruction, virtuoso displays of terrorism and chaos compounded by the brutality of the Paris street-gangs under his command. FANTOMAS: THE CORPSE WHO KILLS (Le Mort Qui Tue, 1911), the third and perhaps most inventive book in this astonishing series, was acclaimed by the Surrealists for its dream-like imagery, wanton cruelty, and gallows-black humour. This new edition includes a detailed introduction on Fantômas and the Surrealists.

Author : Miroslav Petříček
Publisher : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788024638539

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Philosophy en noir by Miroslav Petříček Pdf

Thought necessarily reflects the times. Following the tragedy of the Holocaust, this fact became ever more clear. And it may be the reason postwar philosophical texts are so difficult to understand, since they confront incomprehensibly traumatic experiences. In this first English-language translation of any of his books, Miroslav Petříček — one of the most influential and erudite Czech philosophers, and a student of Jan Patočka — argues that to exist in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond, Western philosophy has had to rewrite its tradition and its discourse, radically transforming itself. Should philosophy be capable of bearing witness to the time, Petříček contends, this metamorphosis in philosophy is necessary. Offering an original Central European perspective on postwar philosophical discourse that reflects upon the historical underpinnings of pop culture phenomena and complex philosophical schools — including Adorno, Agamben, Benjamin, Derrida, Husserl, Kracauer, and many others — Philosophy en noir is a record of this transformation

Author : PIERRE. ALLAIN SOUVESTRE (MARCEL.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1612276210

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The Death of Fantomas by PIERRE. ALLAIN SOUVESTRE (MARCEL.) Pdf

The Death of Fantomas collects the final two volumes of the saga of the Lord of Terror, initially released in 1913 and never translated before. The book also includes an introduction, a timeline and a bibliography by Jean-Marc Lofficier.

Author : Darran Anderson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781623562168

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Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson by Darran Anderson Pdf

Outside his native France, the view of Serge Gainsbourg was once of a one-hit wonder lothario. This has been slowly replaced by an awareness of how talented and innovative a songwriter he was. Gainsbourg was an eclectic, protean figure; a Dadaist, poète maudit, Pop-Artist, libertine and anti-hero. An icon and iconoclast. His masterpiece is arguably Histoire de Melody Nelson, an album suite combining many of his signature themes; sex, taboo, provocation, humour, exoticism and ultimately tragedy. Composed and arranged with the great Jean-Claude Vannier, its score of lush cinematic strings and proto-hip hop beats, combined with Serge's spoken-word poetry, has become remarkably influential across a vast musical spectrum; inspiring soundtracks, indie groups and electronic artists. In recent years, the album's reputation has grown from cult status to that of a modern classic with the likes of Beck, Portishead, Mike Patton, Air and Pulp paying tribute. How did the son of Jewish Russian immigrants, hounded during the Nazi Occupation, rise to such notoriety and acclaim, being celebrated by President François Mitterand as "our Baudelaire, our Apollinaire"? How did the early chanson singer evolve into a musical visionary incorporating samples, breakbeats and dub into his music, decades ahead of the curve? And what are the roots and legacy of a concept album about a Rolls Royce, a red-haired Lolita muse, otherworldly mansions, plane crashes and Cargo Cults?

Author : Emily Braun,Rebecca A. Rabinow
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300208078

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Cubism by Emily Braun,Rebecca A. Rabinow Pdf

This beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of Cubism through twenty-two essays that explore the most significant private holding of Cubist art in the world today, the Leonard A. Lauder Collection, now a promised gift to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The eighty works featured in this volume—by Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, and Pablo Picasso‐are among the most important and visually arresting in the movement’s history. These masterpieces, critical to the development of Cubism, include such groundbreaking paintings as Braque’s Trees at L’Estaque, considered one of the very first Cubist pictures; Picasso’s Still Life with Fan: “L’Indépendant,” one of the first to introduce typography; Gris’s noirish, uncanny The Man at the Café, one of his most celebrated collages; and Léger’s uniquely ambitious Composition (The Typographer). Written by renowned experts on this subject, the essays trace the evolution of Cubism from its origins in the still lifes, portraits, and collages of Braque and Picasso through the precisely delineated compositions by Gris that prefigure the Synthetic Cubism of the war years to Léger’s distinctive intersections of spherical, cylindrical, and cubic forms that evoke the syncopated rhythms of modern life. Also included are a fascinating interview in which Leonard Lauder discusses his approach to collecting, an investigative essay on the information gleaned from the backs of the works themselves, and an authoritative catalogue that further establishes the lives of these magnificent objects. A publication to place alongside the great histories of Modernism, this comprehensive book will stand as the resource for understanding Cubism for many years to come. -

Author : Pierre Souvestre,Marcel Allain
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 1247 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479421626

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The Fantômas MEGAPACK® by Pierre Souvestre,Marcel Allain Pdf

The Fantomas books, created and written by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain, form one of the longest-running and most famous crime series in France. Fantomas first appeared in 1911 and was featured in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11 volumes written by Allain alone after Souvestre's death. The character was also the basis of various film, television, and comic book adaptations. In the history of crime fiction, he represents a transition from Gothic novel villains of the 19th century to modern-day serial killers. This volume collects the first 5 books in the series: I. FANTOMAS The Adventures of Detective Juve in pursuit of a master in crime. II. THE EXPLOITS OF JUVE In this continuation Fantomas appears as the leader of a gang of Apaches, and as a physician of standing. Juve tracks the criminal to his secret hiding-place, but Fantomas escapes. III. MESSENGERS OF EVIL Filled with hair-raising incidents this tale is a fascinating recital of remarkable happenings in the life of the master-criminal of Paris. IV. A NEST OF SPIES In this volume Fantomas is an ambassador for a foreign power engaged in Paris in obtaining important military secrets for Germany. Detective Juve unmasks him, but the criminal again escapes. V. A ROYAL PRISONER This volume tells of the daring exploits of Fantomas in his attempts to get possession of the King of Hesse-Weimar’s famous diamond. If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 290+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Author : Pierre Souvestre,Marcel Allain
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547418948

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Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre,Marcel Allain Pdf

"Fantomas" is a novel by French writers Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. Since the novel's creation, Fantomas is one of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction. Fantomas is a ruthless and elusive criminal genius who can get away with his evil deeds by impersonating anyone. He is a master of disguise, always appearing under an assumed identity, often that of a person he murdered. His manners of killing are unusual: he may use plague-infested rats, giant snakes, and rooms that fill with sand.

Author : Marcel Allain,Pierre Souvestre
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486145778

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Fantômas by Marcel Allain,Pierre Souvestre Pdf

A noblewoman is hacked to death in her chateau, a Russian princess is boldly robbed at a posh hotel, and a lord's lifeless body is found stuffed into a trunk. Everyone recognizes the deeds of Fantômas, a master of disguise whose daring and diabolical crimes paralyze Parisians with terror. One man has sworn to bring the phantom killer to justice: Inspector Juve, who ventures from dark alleys to brilliant salons in his relentless pursuit of the evil genius. The first volume in a series of wildly popular French thrillers, Fantômas created a sensation in pre-WWI Europe. The original pulp fiction, its appeal transcended every level of society. Cocteau, Colette, and Picasso were avid readers, and subsequent generations of artists, writers, and musicians have drawn inspiration from this enduringly stylish and suspenseful novel.

Author : Marcel Allain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Fantômas (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 1322088888

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Messengers of Evil by Marcel Allain Pdf

Fantomas strikes again in this third installment in the intoxicating crime series. On Rue Norvins, the police find a famous heiress poisoned to death in the studio of a ceramics painter. The artist, in a state of partial paralysis, remembers nothing. These bare and baffling facts will lead newspaperman Jerome Fandor from the magnificent ballrooms of the aristocracy to the scrubby pubs of the Parisian underworld as his search for the truth uncovers ruined fortunes, desperate suicides, mistaken identities, and even romance. Never far from such evil and outrageous doings is a villain so mysterious, so extraordinary, so clever and cruel that he can only have one name: Fantomas! This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

Author : Alberto Gabriele
Publisher : Springer
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137561480

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Sensationalism and the Genealogy of Modernity by Alberto Gabriele Pdf

This book maps out the temporal and geographic coordinates of the trope of sensationalism in the long nineteenth century through a comparative approach. Not only juxtaposing different geographical areas (Europe, Asia and Oceania), this volume also disperses its history over a longue durée, allowing readers to perceive the hidden and often unacknowledged continuities throughout a period that is often reduced to the confines of the national disciplines of literature, art, and cultural studies. Providing a wide range of methodological approaches from the fields of literary studies, art history, sociology of literature, and visual culture, this collection offers indispensable examples of the relation between literature and several other media. Topics include the rhetorical tropes of popular culture, the material culture of clothing, the lived experience of performance as a sub-text of literature and painting, and the redefinition of spatiality and temporality in theory, art, and literature.

Author : Nick Bradshaw
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : DVD-Video discs
ISBN : UCSC:32106019158663

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The DVD Stack by Nick Bradshaw Pdf

Author : Pierre Souvestre
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The long arm of Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre Pdf

The first room you entered was divided in two by a partition pierced by wicket-windows, the lower portion being solid, the upper consisting of a lattice-work of stout bars. Behind could be seen rows and rows of deed-boxes and bundles of papers ranged on big shelves. In this room M. Moche generally sat, and whenever the outer door opened he would follow suit by throwing open a little window and popping out his head to take stock of the visitor....FROM THE BOOKS.

Author : Pat Harrigan,Noah Wardrip-Fruin
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780262533799

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Third Person by Pat Harrigan,Noah Wardrip-Fruin Pdf

Narrative strategies for vast fictional worlds across a variety of media, from World of Warcraft to The Wire. The ever-expanding capacities of computing offer new narrative possibilities for virtual worlds. Yet vast narratives—featuring an ongoing and intricately developed storyline, many characters, and multiple settings—did not originate with, and are not limited to, Massively Multiplayer Online Games. Thomas Mann's Joseph and His Brothers, J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Marvel's Spiderman, and the complex stories of such television shows as Dr. Who, The Sopranos, and Lost all present vast fictional worlds. Third Person explores strategies of vast narrative across a variety of media, including video games, television, literature, comic books, tabletop games, and digital art. The contributors—media and television scholars, novelists, comic creators, game designers, and others—investigate such issues as continuity, canonicity, interactivity, fan fiction, technological innovation, and cross-media phenomena. Chapters examine a range of topics, including storytelling in a multiplayer environment; narrative techniques for a 3,000,000-page novel; continuity (or the impossibility of it) in Doctor Who; managing multiple intertwined narratives in superhero comics; the spatial experience of the Final Fantasy role-playing games; World of Warcraft adventure texts created by designers and fans; and the serial storytelling of The Wire. Taken together, the multidisciplinary conversations in Third Person, along with Harrigan and Wardrip-Fruin's earlier collections First Person and Second Person, offer essential insights into how fictions are constructed and maintained in very different forms of media at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Author : P. SOUVESTRE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:650126478

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Messengers of Evil by P. SOUVESTRE Pdf

Author : Pierre Souvestre
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1512167614

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Messengers of Evil by Pierre Souvestre Pdf

"Messengers of Evil" from Pierre Souvestre. French lawyer, journalist, writer and organizer of motor races (1874-1914).