Skeletons in the Closet with Howard A. Rodman

Episode 4 June 27, 2024 00:54:25
Skeletons in the Closet with Howard A. Rodman
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Skeletons in the Closet with Howard A. Rodman

Jun 27 2024 | 00:54:25

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Show Notes

Screenwriter Howard A. Rodman joins us to discuss Jean-Patrick Manchette's Skeletons in the Closet, translated from French by Alyson Waters. This is a private eye novel set in Paris after the failed revolution of May 68. We talk about Manchette's playfulness with genre, the brutal yet slapstick violence in his books, and his collapse of high-versus-low distinctions.

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