Bird in a Cage by Frédéric Dard, David Bellos (Translator)

Bird in a Cage by Frédéric Dard, David Bellos (Translator)A man becomes entangled in a dangerous web of death and deceit in this "hallmark of classic French noir" set in 1960s Paris (The Guardian) Trouble is the last thing Albert needs. Traveling back to his childhood home on Christmas Eve to mourn his mother's death, he finds the loneliness and nostalgia of his Parisian quartier unbearable. Until, that evening, he encounters a beautiful, seemingly innocent woman at a brasserie, and his spirits are lifted.

This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Arthur Miller

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