A touch of the accelerator is sufficient to destroy them. Created on the moment out of nothing and then swept away into nothingness again.
You leave your earthly flesh behind., to become an astral body gliding through a sleeping universe. It was as if you yourself were conjuring up with a touch of your magic wand this unearthly fairy world, round which was a dim, shadowy void with no horizon. Then suddenly it would be like shooting down the slope of a switchback: the white posts bordering the road at the turnings would sweep giddily past, their reflectors glittering like precious stones. Sometimes he could almost imagine he was in a speedboat. The headlights lit up the road fantastically, making it seem like a canal stirred by a slight swell. At night there was no need to slow down even at a village. He preferred it, for he liked being alone and liked it all the more when tearing through the darkness at top speed. Two of their novels, Celle qui n'était plus and D'entre les morts, were adapted into films (respectively, Les Diaboliques and Vertigo). While most of their works stand alone, they also wrote the "Sans Atout" series for young readers. Narcejac received it for La Mort est du Voyage in 1948. Boileau won it in 1938 for Le Repos de Bacchus.
The Prix du Roman d'Aventures, one of the most important literary awards in France, is given each year to the author of the best example of detective fiction in the world. Narcejac provided most of the atmosphere and characterisations in each novel.Įach of them were highly successful alone before beginning their work together. They collaborated as "Boileau-Narcejac," with plots from Boileau. T Pierre Boileau and Pierre Ayraud (aka Thomas Narcejac) were French authors who specialized in police stories. Each of them were highly successful alone before beginning their work together. Narcejac provided most of the atmosphere and characterisations in each novel. Pierre Boileau and Pierre Ayraud (aka Thomas Narcejac) were French authors who specialized in police stories.
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