Messengers of Evil by Pierre Souvestre
Marcel Allain (1885-1970) was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre (1874-1914) of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantomas. Allain studied law before becoming a journalist. He then became the assistant of Souvestre, who was already a well-known figure in literary circles. In 1909, the two men published their first novel, Le Rour. Investigating Magistrate Germain Fuselier, later to become a recurring character in the Fantomas series, appears in the novel. Then, in 1911, Allain and Souvestre embarked upon the Fantomas book series at the request of publisher Artheme Fayard, who wanted to create a new monthly pulp magazine. The success was immediate and lasting. After Souvestre's death in 1914, Allain continued the Fantomas saga alone, then launched several other series, such as Tigris, Fatala, Miss Teria and Ferocias, but none garnered the same popularity as Fantomas. In total, Allain wrote more than 400 novels in his prolific career. His works include: Un Roi Prisonnier de Fantomas (1911), Le Fiacre de Nuit (1911), La Livree du Crime (1912) and Le Jockey Masque (1913).
After Fant�mas was published in 1911 to wild popularity and success, Marcel Allain--the secretary and writing partner of the already well-known journalist and novelist Pierre Souvestre--went on to publish 20 equels to the original. After Souvestre's death in 1914, Allain wrote another eleven books in the Fant�mas series and launched several other pulp fiction series on his own. Allain passed away in 1969, having written more than 400 novels throughout his career. After Fant�mas was published in 1911 to wild popularity and success, Pierre Souvestre, an already well-known journalist and novelist, and Marcel Allain, his secretary and writing partner, went on to publish twenty sequels to the original. After Souvestre's death in 1914, Allain wrote another eleven books in the Fant�mas series and launched several other pulp fiction series on his own. John Ashbery has published more than 20 books of poetry and has won almost every notable award for poetry in the United States. His collection Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the National Book Award. The Charles P. Stevenson, Jr., Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College until 2008, Ashbery was poet laureate of New York State from 2001 to 2003 and chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 1988 to 1999.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780988202634 |
| ISBN 10 | 0988202638 |
| Title | Messengers of Evil |
| Author | Pierre Souvestre |
| Series | Fantomas |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Antipodes Press |
| Year published | 2014-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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