La position du tireur couché (1981)
La position du tireur couché is a 1981 French-language murder for hire book written by Jean-Patrick Manchette and James Brook.
Martin Terrier is a hired killer who wants out of the game, so he can settle down and marry his childhood sweetheart. After all, that's why he took up this profession! But "the company" won't let him go: they have other plans. Once again, the gunman must assume the prone firing position. A tour de force, this violent tale shatters as many illusions about life and politics as it does bodies. Jean-Patrick Manchette subjects his characters and the reader alike to a fierce exercise in style. This tightly plotted, corrosive parody of "the success story" is widely considered to be Manchette's masterpiece, and was named a *New York Times* "Notable Book" in 2002. *The Prone Gunman* is a classic of modern noir.
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What is La position du tireur couché about?
Martin Terrier is a hired killer who wants out of the game, so he can settle down and marry his childhood sweetheart. After all, that's why he took up this profession! But "the company" won't let him go: they have other plans. Once again, the gunman must assume the prone firing position. A tour de force, this violent tale shatters as many illusions about life and politics as it does bodies. Jean-Patrick Manchette subjects his characters and the reader alike to a fierce exercise in style. This tightly plotted, corrosive parody of "the success story" is widely considered to be Manchette's masterpiece, and was named a *New York Times* "Notable Book" in 2002. *The Prone Gunman* is a classic of modern noir.
When was La position du tireur couché published?
La position du tireur couché was published in 1981.
Who made La position du tireur couché?
La position du tireur couché was written by Jean-Patrick Manchette, James Brook and Joaquín Jordá.