Euro Noir

Description

Euro Noir examines the astonishing success of European fiction and drama which is often edgier, grittier and more compelling than some of its British or American equivalents, and provides a highly readable guide for those wanting to look further than the obvious choices. Euro Noir provides the perfect shopping list for what to watch or read before that trip to Paris, Rome or Berlin.

Barry Forshaw is one of the UK's leading experts on crime fiction and film. Books include Crime Fiction: A Reader's Guide, Nordic Noir, Italian Cinema, American Noir and British Crime Film. Other work: Sex and Film, British Gothic Cinema, Euro Noir, Historical Noir, BFI War of the Worlds and the Keating Award-winners British Crime Writing Encyclopedia and Brit Noir. He writes for various newspapers, contributes Blu-ray extras, broadcasts, chairs events and edits Crime Time. crimetime.co.uk

An informative, interesting, accessible and enjoyable guide as Forshaw guides us through the crime output of a dozen nations -- Marcel Berlins * The Times * An exhilarating tour of Europe viewed through its crime fiction -- P D Smith * Guardian * Entertaining, illuminating, and indispensable. This is the ultimate road map for anybody interested in European crime books, film, and TV -- Andy Lawrence * Euro But Not Trash * Exemplary tour of the European crime landscape... supremely readable -- Jane Jakeman * The Independent * This is a book for everyone and will help and expand your reading and viewing -- Jo Harding * We Love This Book *