The N'Gustro Affair Paperback by Jean-Patrick Manchette, translated from the French by Donald Nicholson-Smith Condition:New Aided by the photographer and

Aided by the photographer and social reformer Jacob Riis and the famous journalist Nellie Bly

His creation

rooted both in traditional American tattooing of the first half of the twentieth century and in the imagery of Japan's ukiyo-e era

this book is an ode to women

It was found in his backpack when he was captured by the Bolivian Army in October 1967

The N'Gustro Affair Paperback by Jean-Patrick Manchette, translated from the French by Donald Nicholson-Smith Condition:New Aided by the photographer andProduct Details Publisher: NYRB Classics (2021 09 21) Language: English Paperback: 200 pages ISBN 13: 9781681375120 Item Weight: 232. 47 grams Dimensions: 7. 96 x 4. 97 x 0. 55 cm The debut novel of a pioneering author of French crime thrillers. Mean, arrogant, naive, sadistic on occasion, the young Henri Butron records his life story on tape just before death catches up with him: a death passed off as a suicide by his killers, French secret service