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| Author | Jean-Patrick Manchette |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Position du tireur couché |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
| Publication date | 1981 |
| Publication place | Paris |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 183 |
The Prone Gunman (French: 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. It was translated into English by James Brook, and first published by City Lights in 2002.
In 2010, illustrator Jacques Tardi produced an illustrated adaptation of the book. The novel also inspired the name for a musical group from Clermont-Ferrand.
Adaptations
In film
- Le Choc – French film directed by Robin Davis and starring Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve and Philippe Leotard
- The Gunman, American-French-Spanish movie directed by Pierre Morel and starring Sean Penn, Idris Elba and Javier Bardem.
Comics
- La Position du tireur couché – adaptation and drawings Jacques Tardi, from the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, Futuropolis 2010, ISBN 9782754804295
- Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot – adaptation and drawings Jacques Tardi, from the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, Fantagraphics Books 2011, ISBN 9781606994481
- Tardi, Jacques; Manchette, Jean-Patrick (9 November 2010). La position du tireur couché. Futuropolis. ISBN 978-2-7548-0934-4.
References
- Manchette, Jean-Parick (2 February 1981). la position du tireur couché. Gallimard.
- Thomas, Vincy (23 June 2015). "Gunman, variation hollywoodienne de "La position du tireur couché"". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- "The Prone Gunman". Publishers Weekly. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- "Futuropolis >> Fiche titre: La position du tireur couché". www.futuropolis.fr. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- "La Position du tireur Couché prépare son concert à la Coopérative de mai". Franceinfo (in French). 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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