Léo Malet

French novelist (1909–1996)

Léo Malet (1909–1996) was a French crime novelist and surrealist.

Biography

Leo Malet was born in Montpellier.[1]

In the 1930s, he was closely aligned with the Surrealists, and was close friends with André Breton, René Magritte and Yves Tanguy, amongst others.[2] During this time, he published several volumes of poetry.[2]

Selected bibliography

  • 120, rue de la Gare (1943)
  • Le cinquième procédé (1948)
  • Le soleil naît derrière le Louvre (1954) (First of the "New Mysteries of Paris" series)
  • Des kilomètres de linceuls (1955)
  • Fièvre au Marais (1955)
  • La nuit de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (1955)
  • M'as-tu vu en cadavre (1956)
  • Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac (1956)
  • Casse-pipe à la Nation (1957)
  • Micmac moche au Boul' Mich' (1957)
  • Nestor Burma court la poupée (1971)
  • Poste restante (1983)

Comic book adaptations

  • Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac (Casterman, 1982); drawn by: Jacques Tardi
  • 120, rue de la Gare (Casterman, 1988); drawn by: Jacques Tardi
  • Une gueule de bois en plomb (Casterman, 1990); drawn by: Jacques Tardi
  • Casse-pipe à la Nation (Casterman, 1996); drawn by: Jacques Tardi
  • M'as-tu vu en cadavre ? (Casterman, 2000); drawn by: Jacques Tardi

Filmography

  • 120, rue de la Gare, directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman (1946), with René Dary (as Nestor Burma)
  • La Nuit d'Austerlitz, directed by Stellio Lorenzi (TV film, 1954), with Daniel Sorano (as Nestor Burma)
  • The Enigma of the Folies-Bergere, directed by Jean Mitry (1959), with Bella Darvi, Frank Villard, Dora Doll
  • La Nuit de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, directed by Bob Swaim (1977), with Michel Galabru (as Nestor Burma)
  • Nestor Burma, détective de choc, directed by Jean-Luc Miesch (1982), with Michel Serrault (as Nestor Burma), Jane Birkin
  • Les Rats de Montsouris, directed by Maurice Frydland (TV film, 1988), with Gérard Desarthe (as Nestor Burma)
  • Nestor Burma (TV series, 39 episodes, 1991–2003), with Guy Marchand (as Nestor Burma)

References

  1. ^ "Léo Malet". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French). Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Emanuel, Michelle (2006-01-01). From Surrealism to Less-Exquisite Cadavers. BRILL. pp. 55–60. doi:10.1163/9789401203449. ISBN 978-94-012-0344-9.

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