Covering territory from Rififi to Run Lola Run to Spiral, a guide to the edgy, g
ritty best of European noir fiction, films, and television
The invasion of fore
ign crime fiction, films, and TV-and not just the Scandinavian variety-has opene
d up incredible new options for crime fiction lovers, but the sheer volume of ne
w European writers and films can daunting. This book provides a highly readable
guide for those wanting to look further than the obvious choices as well as a pe
rfect shopping list for what to watch or read before that trip to Paris, Rome, o
r Berlin. Euro Noir presents a roadmap to the territory and is the perfect trave
l guide to the genre. From Italy, the guide discusses such influential authors a
s Andrea Camilleri and Leonardo Sciascia; Mafia crime dramas Romanzo Criminale a
nd Gomorrah; and of the gruesome Gialli crime films. From France and Belgium, it
covers important writers from Maigret's creator Georges Simenon to today's Fred
Vargas; cult television programs Braquo and Spiral; and films from the classic
heist movie Rififi to modern greats such as Hidden, Mesrine, and Tell No One. Ge
rman and Austrian greats include Jakob Arjouni and Jan Costin Wagner, and such c
rime films as Run Lola Run and The Lives of Others. The best crime writing and f
ilmmaking from Spain, Portugal, Greece, Holland, and other European countries ar
e also covered.
