Fred Vargas is the pseudonym of Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau, a French crime novelist and crime novelist.. She was awarded in 2018 with the prestigious Princess of Asturias Award Of letters. What is a reason for joy for all of us who consider the crime novel a genre worthy of literary recognition. fred vargas has shown great storytelling talent and an unmistakable characterization of his characters; That is why she has been deserving of this award.
His best-known work is the series on curator Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg, an essential character in his work, and the series "The Three Evangelists." There is no doubt about the literary success that the author is obtaining; and thanks to this the black novel is exalted. Below we detail the most important books of his.
Selection of books by Fred Vargas
Those Who Are Going to Die Salute You (2009)
The novel was first published in 1994, but Vargas wrote it in 1987. Reading point he edited it in 2009 in Spanish. It tells the story of three French friends (Claudius, Tiberius and Nero) who live in Rome.. They are students and form a curious group of intellectuals and a bit of a scoundrel. When Claudio's father is assassinated and some drawings by Michelangelo disappear, their friendship will be put to the test. The mystery begins.
The Man with the Blue Circles (2007)
It is the first book in the Commissioner Adamsberg series. Originally published in French in 1991, this series begins in a mysterious and strange way. For a few months some bizarre circles painted with blue chalk on the sidewalks have appeared in the city of Paris. Inside each time an arbitrary object of the most curious is exhibited. Commissioner Adamsberg begins to suspect that this may end in a criminal event.
The Upside Down Man (2001)
Second book in the curator series. The action takes the reader to a village in the Alps. There a wolf is slaughtering the sheep, that is what a part of the town believes. However, Lawrence, a Canadian wolf researcher, is of the opinion that such behavior is not possible in an animal; except when it is a woman who also appears dead. Lawrence is joined by Sheriff Adamsberg and Camille in the investigation. There is a possibility that a man with a wild nature is responsible for the deaths, a man upside down.
Run Fast Go Far (2003)
It belongs to the commissioner's series. Run away fast go away It is considered one of the best novels by Fred Vargas.. It is a story full of mystery in which Adamsberg returns to work with all the cunning and intelligence of his when Some enigmatic graffiti appear on a building in Paris: an inverted four and three letters below: CLT. A complicated task is also to discern a childishness from a latent danger.
When the recluse comes out (2018)
This is the last book in Commissioner Adamsberg's series published to date. The so-called "recluse" is a spider and has the commissioner dazzled, who seems to be the only one who is on alert with the deaths of some elderly people apparently due to this spider. But these types of arachnids should not be lethal. The commissioner faces once again and with all the rigor to a conscientiously woven case. This novel is full of intrigue and information about the Middle Ages, a crucial subject in Vargas's work.
The Three Evangelists series
- let the dead rise (nineteen ninety five). Published in Spanish in 1995. Follow the story of Mathias, Lucien and Marc (the evangelists), three investigative friends who live together in a house that is falling apart in the company of Marc Vandoosler (Marc's uncle) and Louis Kehlweiler (nicknamed "the German"), two former police officers. For its part, Mathias is dedicated to the study of prehistory; Lucien is an expert on the First World War; and Marc is a midfielder. The characters have very marked features; Vargas bets on his singularities and manages to create a series of three very entertaining books full of suspense. In this first part they will investigate a homicide and a gift, a young man.
- Beyond, to the right (nineteen ninety six). Published in Spanish in 1996. Kehlweiler discovers a human bone in dog poop. So he decides to go looking for the animal's owner and arrives in a town where he spends time in an old bar studying the patrons.
- no home and no place (1997). Published in Spanish in 2007. The three evangelists with the help of Kehlweiler analyze the case of Clément Vauquer, a disabled young man accused of killing two girls. Everything indicates that he is guilty of the horrible crimes, but the three evangelists harbor doubts about him, so they must go to the end.
About the author
Fred Vargas was born in Paris in 1957. She is a historian and archaeologist. He has worked at the French National Center for Scientific Research and at the Pasteur Institute. He has great knowledge of the Middle Ages, since it is his specialty. Her brother is an expert historian in the First World War and the author has been inspired by him to create the character Lucien Devernois of the Evangelists series. He shares his pseudonym with his sister, the painter Jo Vargas..
It also has an extensive bibliography of scholarly papers and other essays. But his literary successes overlap his investigative work, and his novels are what have given him fame. His first novel, The games of love and death (1986) has not been translated into Spanish. Also, part of his work has been adapted to film and television.
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