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André Héléna

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André Héléna (8 April 1919 – 18 November 1972) was a French writer who spent most of his life in Leucate (southern France) on the mediterranean coast.[1] He was born in Narbonne and died at Leucate, aged 53.

Bibliography

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  • Les flics ont toujours raison (Cops Can't be Wrong)
  • Le Bon Dieu s’en fout (God doesn't Give a Damn)
  • Le Goût du sang (The Taste of Blood)
  • Le Baiser à la veuve (A Kiss for the Widow)
  • Les Salauds ont la vie dure (Bastards are Hard to Kill)
  • Les Clients du Central Hôtel (The Guests of the Central Hotel)
  • Par mesure de silence (To Ensure Silence).

Some of Héléna's novels were translated into English and German.[2]

In France, Héléna's work had more or less fallen into oblivion outside of Leucate, until a comic strip by Jacques Hiron and Jean - Michel Arroyo recently brought it back to light.

International reception

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Héléna's writings were translated into English and German. In German he is considered as one of the founding fathers of the 20th century roman noir.

Notes

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  1. ^ Biography of André Héléna at "Document sans titre". Archived from the original on 2006-11-23. Retrieved 2007-08-10..
  2. ^ La Foire aux frisés de Jean-Michel Arroyo (Dessin) et Jacques Hiron (Auteur), ISBN 2-84608-111-5 , ISBN 978-2-84608-111-5, page 15 , 2003
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