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Sto caricando le informazioni... Death in the Truffle Wood (1978)di Pierre Magnan
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. (Fiction, Mystery, Translated) This is the first book in the Commissaire Laviolette series, first published in French in 1973 but only recently translated into English. This first adventure brings the Commissaire to 1960s rural Provence to investigate the disappearance of five people, within a climate of centuries-old superstition and secret and animosity, and gets him involved in the local politics and disputes. 3½ stars Death in the Truffle Wood is a great little mystery, more old school than not. The premise is that deep in the heart of truffle hunters' Provence hippies last known to be at at a nearby commune keep disappearing. The unassuming Commissarie Laviolette is sent to lay low and see what he can see. Laviolette is a charming creation, a tough guy of tender susceptibilities. He has a bit of a wicked streak to his humor as well. The Commissaire also has a disarming love for stray dogs. Who couldn't love this man. However, the book has several quirky aspects that make it a four star rather than five star mystery. The most significant of these is that there were a couple aspects that strained my ability to suspend my disbelief or patience or both. These all involve the pig. I was singularly unconcerned about who was committing the murders, though I was interested in finding out how a particular murderer will be caught. Nearly all of the body of suspects are left undeveloped as individuals and treated as a homogeneous mass of stone- faced, tight-lipped peasants. Herein lies another problem but for what reason I cannot say without giving a bit away. As a group they are humorously and sharply described. Often the narrative seems disjointed, with nameless characters with seemingly irrelevant story lines plunked in out of the blue. I did not see this as a defect although it required patience. Almost highly recommended. Ah, what the hell...highly recommended. Death in the Truffle Wood is a great little mystery, more old school than not. The premise is that deep in the heart of truffle hunters' Provence hippies last known to be at at a nearby commune keep disappearing. The unassuming Commissarie Laviolette is sent to lay low and see what he can see. Laviolette is a charming creation, a tough guy of tender susceptibilities. He has a bit of a wicked streak to his humor as well. The Commissaire also has a disarming love for stray dogs. Who couldn't love this man. However, the book has several quirky aspects that make it a four star rather than five star mystery. The most significant of these is that there were a couple aspects that strained my ability to suspend my disbelief or patience or both. These all involve the pig. I was singularly unconcerned about who was committing the murders, though I was interested in finding out how a particular murderer will be caught. Nearly all of the body of suspects are left undeveloped as individuals and treated as a homogeneous mass of stone- faced, tight-lipped peasants. Herein lies another problem but for what reason I cannot say without giving a bit away. As a group they are humorously and sharply described. Often the narrative seems disjointed, with nameless characters with seemingly irrelevant story lines plunked in out of the blue. I did not see this as a defect although it required patience. Almost highly recommended. Ah, what the hell...highly recommended. Death in the Truffle Wood is a great little mystery, more old school than not. The premise is that deep in the heart of truffle hunters' Provence hippies last known to be at at a nearby commune keep disappearing. The unassuming Commissarie Laviolette is sent to lay low and see what he can see. Laviolette is a charming creation, a tough guy of tender susceptibilities. He has a bit of a wicked streak to his humor as well. The Commissaire also has a disarming love for stray dogs. Who couldn't love this man. However, the book has several quirky aspects that make it a four star rather than five star mystery. The most significant of these is that there were a couple aspects that strained my ability to suspend my disbelief or patience or both. These all involve the pig. I was singularly unconcerned about who was committing the murders, though I was interested in finding out how a particular murderer will be caught. Nearly all of the body of suspects are left undeveloped as individuals and treated as a homogeneous mass of stone- faced, tight-lipped peasants. Herein lies another problem but for what reason I cannot say without giving a bit away. As a group they are humorously and sharply described. Often the narrative seems disjointed, with nameless characters with seemingly irrelevant story lines plunked in out of the blue. I did not see this as a defect although it required patience. Almost highly recommended. Ah, what the hell...highly recommended. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Premi e riconoscimenti
Banon is a small, peaceful village in upper Provence, where the local community's principal source of income comes from the cultivation and sale of truffles. Tourists and outsiders rarely venture to this remote region, but a small group of society's drop-outs have chosen to set up home on the outskirts of the village, and trouble ensues. When one of them is found dead in the freezer of a local hotel, and when a further five bodies are discovered hanging by their feet and drained of blood in the family vault of the cemetery, it takes all Commissaire Laviolette's considerable resources to unravel crimes that have been committed in a climate of centuries-old superstition and secret animosity. Not since Jean Gioni has any writer been able to capture the authentic flavour, spirit and traditions of Provence, where Pierre Magnan has lived for over eighty years. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)843.914Literature French and related languages French fiction Modern Period 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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Publicada originalmente en 1978, la inteligente y atmosférica obra de Pierre Magnan —sin duda uno de los grandes nombres de la novela negra europea—, a mitad de camino entre Fred Vargas y Jean Giono, es un auténtico festín de ironía, sutileza y oscuridad.