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Jean Amila

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Jean Amila (Paris, 24 November 1910 – 6 March 1995) was an anarchist[1] French writer and screenwriter who also wrote under the names John Amila, Jean Mekert, or Jean Meckert.[2]

Works

Science-Fiction

  • La ville de plomb[2]
  • Le 9 de pique (1956)[2]

Mysteries

  • Nous Avons les Mains Rouges (1947)[2]
  • Y'a pas de Bon Dieu! (1950)[2]
  • Motus! (1953)[2]
  • La Bonne Tisane (1955)[2]
  • Sans Attendre Godot (1956)[2]
  • Le Drakkar (1959)[2]
  • Les Loups dans la Bergerie (1959)[2]
  • Jusqu'à Plus Soif (1962)[2]
  • La Lune d'Omaha (1964)[2]
  • Noces de Soufre (1964)[2]
  • Pitié pour les Rats (1964)[2]
  • Les Fous de Hong-Kong (1969)[2]
  • Le Grillon Enragé (1970)[2]
  • Contest-Flic (1972)[2]
  • La Nef des Dingues (1972)[2]
  • Terminus Iéna (1973)[2]
  • A Qui ai-je l'Honneur?.. (1974)[2]
  • Le Pigeon des Faubourgs (1981)[2]
  • Le Chien de Montargis (1983)[2]
  • Langes Radieux (1984)[2]
  • Au Balcon d'Hiroshima (1985)[2]

Historical Novels

  • Le Boucher des Hurlus[2]

Screenplays

References

  1. ^ Enckell, Marianne (2019-01-15), "MECKERT Jean [alias Jean AMILA]", Dictionnaire des anarchistes (in French), Paris: Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier, retrieved 2023-03-18
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Peter France, ed. (1995). "Amila, Jean". The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-866125-8.