Jean-Claude Izzo
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Born | Marseille, France | 20 June 1945
Died | 26 January 2000 Marseille, France | (aged 54)
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | French |
Nationality | French |
Genre | Mediterranean noir, crime novel |
Notable works | The Marseille Trilogy |
Notable awards | , |
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Jean-Claude Izzo (Marseille 20 June 1945 – Marseille 26 January 2000) was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who achieved sudden fame in the mid-1990s with the publication of his three neo-noir crime novels Total Chaos, Chourmo, and Solea (widely known as the Marseilles Trilogy), featuring as protagonist ex-cop Fabio Montale, and set in the author's native city of Marseille. All have been translated into English by Howard Curtis.[1]
Jean-Claude Izzo was born on 20 June 1945 in Marseille, France. His father was an Italian immigrant from Castel San Giorgio (Province of Salerno) and his maternal grandfather was a Spanish immigrant. He excelled in school and spent much of his time at his desk writing stories and poems. But because of his "immigrant" status, he was forced into a technical school where he was taught how to operate a lathe.
In 1963, he began work in a bookstore. He also actively campaigned on behalf of Pax Christi, a Catholic peace movement. In 1964, he was called up for military duty in Toulon and Djibouti. He worked for the military newspaper as a photographer and journalist.
Bibliography[]
- Poèmes à haute voix (P.J. Oswald, 1970)
- Terres de feu (P.J. Oswald, 1972)
- État de veille (P.J. Oswald, 1974)
- Braises, brasiers, brûlures (poesie illustrate da E. Damofli, 1975)
- Paysage de femme (Guy Chambelland, 1975)
- Le réel au plus vif (Guy Chambelland, 1976)
- Clovis Hughes, un rouge du Midi (J. Laffitte, 1978)
- Total Kheops (Gallimard, Série Noire, 1995). Italian translation Casino totale (, 1998). German translation Total Cheops (Unionsverlag, 2000). English translation Total Chaos (New York: Europa Editions, 2005). Polish translation Total khéops (Warszawa: W.A.B., 2005) Irish Translation Kíor Tuathail (Contae na Gaillimhe:Leabhair Breac, 2017).
- Chourmo (Gallimard, Série Noire, 1996). Italian translation Chourmo. Il cuore di Marsiglia (Editions and/or, 1999). German translation Chourmo (Unionsverlag, 2000). English translation Chourmo (New York: Europa Editions, 2006). Polish translation Szurmo (Warszawa: W.A.B., 2006)
- Loin de tous rivages (Ed. du Ricochet, 1997)
- Les marins perdus (Flammarion, 1997). Italian translation Marinai perduti (Editions and/or, 2001). German translation Aldebaran (Unionsverlag, 2002). English translation The Lost Sailors (New York: Europa Editions, 2007). Dutch translation Eindpunt Marseille (Breda: De Geus, 2007). Spanish translation Los marineros perdidos (Editorial Montesinos, 2010)
- Vivre fatigue (Librio, 1998). Italian translation Vivere stanca (Editions and/or, 2001). German edition Leben macht müde (Unionsverlag, 2005)
- Soléa (Gallimard, Série Noire, 1998). Italian translation Solea (Editions and/or, 2000). German translation Solea (Unionsverlag, 2001). English translation Solea (New York: Europa Editions, 2007). Polish translation Solea (Warszawa: W.A.B., 2007)
- L'Aride des jours (Ed. du Ricochet, 1999)
- Le soleil des mourants (Flammarion, 1999). Italian translation Il sole dei morenti (Editions and/or, 2000). German edition Die Sonne der Sterbenden (Unionsverlag, 2003). English translation A Sun for the Dying (New York: Europa Editions, 2008)
- Un temps immobile (Filigrane Editions, 1999)
- La Méditerranée en fragments (Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l'homme, 2000). Italian translation Frammenti di Mediterraneo story in Rappresentare il Mediterraneo. Lo sguardo francese (Mesogea, 2000)
- Marseille (Hoëbeke, 2000). German editions Izzo's Marseille (Unionsverlag, 2003) and Mein Marseille (Unionsverlag, 2010). Italian translation Aglio, menta e basilico (Editions and/or, 2006). English edition Garlic, Mint and Sweet Basil: Essays on Marseilles, Mediterranean Cuisine, and Noir Fiction (Europa Editions, 2013)
Awards[]
- Chourmo. for
- 2001: Deutscher Krimi Preis in the category of International (1. Platz) for Chourmo.
Filmography as an author or screenwriter[]
- , directed by (1990)
- , series of three TV movies, directed by José Pinheiro (2001). The adaptation was controversial for Alain Delon in the lead since his politics and personality are the opposite of Izzo's.
- Roger et Fred, TV movie (2001).
- , directed by (2002)
- , directed by Claire Devers (2003)
See also[]
- Mediterranean noir
References[]
External links[]
- 1945 births
- 2000 deaths
- Writers from Marseille
- French people of Italian descent
- People of Campanian descent
- French people of Spanish descent
- French male screenwriters
- 20th-century French screenwriters
- French crime fiction writers
- Writers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- 20th-century French novelists
- French male novelists
- 20th-century French male writers