The Prone Gunman Explained
| The Prone Gunman |
| Title Orig: | La Position du tireur couché |
| Border: | yes |
| Author: | Jean-Patrick Manchette |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Publisher: | Éditions Gallimard |
| Pub Date: | 1981 |
| Pub Place: | Paris |
| Media Type: | Print |
| Pages: | 183 |
The Prone Gunman (fr|'''La Position du tireur couché''') is a thriller novel written by Jean-Patrick Manchette, published in 1981 in the Série noire collection of éditions Gallimard.[1] [2] It was translated into English by James Brook, and first published by City Lights in 2002.[3]
In 2010, illustrator Jacques Tardi produced an illustrated adaptation of the book.[4] The novel also inspired the name for a musical group from Clermont-Ferrand.[5]
Adaptations
In film
Comics
- La Position du tireur couché – adaptation and drawings Jacques Tardi, from the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, Futuropolis 2010,
- Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot – adaptation and drawings Jacques Tardi, from the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, Fantagraphics Books 2011,
- Book: Tardi. Jacques . Jean-Patrick . Manchette. [{{google books |plainurl=y |id=nzaCRrrM0LQC}} La position du tireur couché]. 9 November 2010. Futuropolis. 978-2-7548-0934-4.
Notes and References
- Book: Manchette, Jean-Parick . [{{google books |plainurl=y |id=AouhBAAAQBAJ}} la position du tireur couché]. 2 February 1981. Gallimard.
- Web site: Thomas . Vincy . 23 June 2015 . Gunman, variation hollywoodienne de "La position du tireur couché" . 10 October 2024 . Livres Hebdo . fr.
- Web site: 11 November 2002 . The Prone Gunman . 10 October 2024 . Publishers Weekly.
- Web site: Futuropolis >> Fiche titre: La position du tireur couché. www.futuropolis.fr. 12 September 2015.
- Web site: 10 December 2012 . La Position du tireur Couché prépare son concert à la Coopérative de mai . 10 October 2024 . Franceinfo . fr-FR.
