Jacques Yonnet
Paris Noir
The Secret History of a City
translated with an introduction and notes by Christine Donougher
Published in the UK by Dedalus Limited, 24-26, St Judiths Lane, Sawtry, Cambs, PE28 5XE
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Publishing History
First published in France in 1954
First published by Dedalus in 2006, reprinted in 2009
First e-book edition 2011
Rue des Malfices copyright Editions Phbus, Paris 1987
Introduction, notes and translation copyright Christine Donougher 2006
The right of the estate of Jacques Yonnet to be identified as the copyright holder and Christine Donougher to be identified as the translator of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patent Act, 1988
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THE TRANSLATOR
Christine Donoughers translation of The Book of Nights won the 1992 Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize.
Her translations from French for Dedalus are: 6 novels by Sylvie Germain The Book of NightsNight of AmberDays of AngerThe Book of TobiasInvitation to a Journey and The Song of False LoversEnigma by Rezvani The Experience of the Night by Marcel Balu Le Calvaire by Octave Mirbeau Tales from the Saragossa Manuscript by Jan Potocki The Land of Darkness by Daniel Arsand and Paris Noir by Jacques Yonnet.
Her translation from Italian for Dedalus are Senso (and other stories) by Camillo Boito Sparrow and Temptation (and other stories) by Giovanni Verga.
Christine Donougher is currently translating Magnus by Sylvie Germain for Dedalus.
French Literature from Dedalus
French Language Literature in translation is an important part of Dedaluss list with French being the language par excellence of literary fantasy.
The Land of Darkness Daniel Arsand 8.99
Sraphita Balzac 6.99
The Quest of the Absolute Balzac 6.99
The Experience of the Night Marcel Balu 8.99
Episodes of Vathek Beckford 6.99
The Devil in Love Jacques Cazotte 5.99
Les Diaboliques Barbey DAurevilly 7.99
Milagrosa Mercedes Deambrosis 8.99
An Afternoon with Rock Hudson Mercedes Deambrosis 6.99
The Man in Flames Serge Filippini 10.99
Spirite (and Coffee Pot) Thophile Gautier 6.99
Angels of Perversity Rmy de Gourmont 6.99
The Book of Nights Sylvie Germain 8.99
The Book of Tobias Sylvie Germain 7.99
Night of Amber Sylvie Germain 8.99
Days of Anger Sylvie Germain 8.99
The Medusa Child Sylvie Germain 8.99
The Weeping Woman Sylvie Germain 6.99
Infinite Possibilities Sylvie Germain 8.99
Invitation to a Journey Sylvie Germain 7.99
The Song of False Lovers Sylvie Germain 8.99
Parisian Sketches J.K. Huysmans 6.99
Marthe J.K. Huysmans 6.99
L-Bas J.K. Huysmans 8.99
En Route J.K. Huysmans 7.99
The Cathedral J.K. Huysmans 7.99
The Oblate of St Benedict J.K. Huysmans 7.99
Lobster Guillaume Lecasble 6.99
The Mystery of the Yellow Room Gaston Leroux 7.99
The Perfume of the Lady in Black Gaston Leroux 8.99
Monsieur de Phocas Jean Lorrain 8.99
The Woman and the Puppet Pierre l ous 6.99
Portrait of an Englishman in his Chateau Pieyre de Mandiargues 7.99
Abb Jules Octave Mirbeau 8.99
Le Calvaire Octave Mirbeau 7.99
The Diary of a Chambermaid Octave Mirbeau 7.99
Sbastien Roch Octave Mirbeau 9.99
Torture Garden Octave Mirbeau 7.99
Smarra & Trilby Charles Nodier 6.99
Manon Lescaut Abb Prvost 7.99
Tales from the Saragossa Manuscript Jan Potocki 5.99
Monsieur Venus Rachilde 6.99
The Marquise de Sade Rachilde 8.99
Enigma Rezvani 8.99
Paris Noir Jacques Yonnet 9.99
Micromegas Voltaire 4.95
Anthologies featuring French Literature in translation:
The Dedalus Book of French Horror: the 19c ed T. Hale 9.99
The Dedalus Book of Decadence ed Brian Stableford 7.99
The Dedalus Book of Surrealism ed Michael Richardson 9.99
Myth of the World: Surrealism 2 ed Michael Richardson 9.99
The Dedalus Book of Medieval Literature ed Brian Murdoch 9.99
The Dedalus Book of Sexual Ambiguity ed Emma Wilson 8.99
The Decadent Cookbook Medlar Lucan & Durian Gray 9.99
The Decadent Gardener Medlar Lucan & Durian Gray 9.99
Contents
The Watchmaker of Backward-Running Time
The Man Who Repented of Betraying a Secret
The Shipwreckage Doll
Your Bodys Tattooed
Enemy Tattoos
The House That No Longer Exists
Alfophonses Moniker
The Sorry Tale of Thophile Trigou
The Ill-Fated Knees
The Old Man Who Appears After Midnight
The Ill-Fated Knees
Mina the Cat
Keep-on-Dancin
St Patre
The Bohemians and Paris
Zoltan the Mastermind
The Old Man Who Appears After Midnight
Chapter VIII
Rue des Malfices
The Sleeper on the Pont-au-Double
Keep-on-Dancin
The Sleeper on the Pont-au-Double
The Sleeper on the Pont-au-Double
Marionettes and Magic Spells
The Old Man Who Appears After Midnight
Zoltan the Mastermind
The Old Man Who Appears After Midnight
On the Art of Accommodating the Dead
Keep-on-Dancin
Zoltan the Mastermind
The Gypsies of Paris
The St-Mdard Concessions
The Gypsies of Paris
Keep-on-Dancin
The Shipwreckage Doll
Rue des Malfices
Translators Introduction
First issued in 1954 under the publishers choice of title Enchantements sur Paris (Paris Spellbound) reissued in accordance the authors wishes as Rue des Malfices (Witchcraft Street) Jacques Yonnets only published book fits into no single category. Personal diary memoir of some of the darkest hours in a nations history guide to a citys lower depths ethnographical study of an urban population that no longer exists or has been driven elsewhere record of a number of paranormal incidents and experiences
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