by William Irish · Omnibus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782258064010
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«Romans et nouvelles» is an anthology of suspense and crime fiction by William Irish, published by Omnibus in hardback (1031 pages, in French).
The volume brings together five novels and fourteen stories by William Irish, pseudonym of Cornell Woolrich, with tales where anguish, neurosis and twists of fate mark the characters. It includes pieces that served as the basis for films by Hitchcock and Truffaut and that show the oppressive atmosphere and unsettling endings of classic noir.
With a foreword by Francis M. Nevins Jr. and an afterword by Francis Lacassin; edition published by Omnibus in 2004.
Aimed at those who enjoy classic suspense and film noir, especially if they are interested in works that inspired Hitchcock and Truffaut.
Cornell George Hopley Woolrich was an American novelist and short story writer. He sometimes used the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley. His biographer, Francis Nevins Jr., rated Woolrich the fourth best crime writer of his day, behind Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner and Raymond Chandler.
