Jeremie Guez was born in Paris in 1988 and has already
been hailed as the rising star of contemporary French noir. His two
previous novels, Balance dans les cordes and Paris la unit, were
awarded the 2013 SNCF du Polar and 2012 Plume Libre prizes,
respectively. Eyes Full of Empty is the highly anticipated first
English translation of Jeremie Guez's work, and the third novel in
his Parisian trilogy. He lives in Paris.
Edward Gauvin is a prolific translator and the recipient of
numerous awards. His work has been featured most recently in The
New York Times, Tin House, Best European Fiction 2014, PEN America,
Words Without Borders, and Gigantic, among others. He lives in San
Jose, CA.
"Guez makes his English-language debut with this taut crime novel...with a wicked grace that will appeal to American noir fans." -- Publishers Weekly "In Eyes Full of Empty, Jeremie Guez scores the dark immediacy of Paris with all its shadowy corners. Dripping with atmosphere, from the world of spoiled offspring of bourgeois boheme to the North African immigrant quartiers, from the elite designer clad denizens to tattooed immigrant grandmothers and ex-cons it comes down to how one person's word counts for honor. Idir, the protagonist, an immigrant's son with a university education and rich friends, follows his own code of honor and the result is a new Paris Noir. I couldn't put it down." -- Cara Black, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Aimee Leduc Series "Guez doesn't reinvent the private-eye novel, he reinvigorates it. Eyes Full of Empty does what all great crime fiction does: Dare the reader to stop turning pages." --Gar Anthony Haywood, author of Cemetery Road Praise for the French edition of Eyes Full of Empty: "Jeremie Guez strikes again, strong and true." --Macha Sery, Le Monde " Tense, electric, carried by a beatnik drum, Eyes Full of Empty is devoured in a sitting and leaves you ringing." --Alexandre Fillon, Livres Hebdo "In the weaving of a classic noir novel, Jeremie Guez scores. An echo of Chandler, but with his own unique voice, he is bringing more and more." --Michel Abescat, Telerama "A crime prodigy, Jeremie Guez has written at the age of 25, a novel that is urban, raw, and jazzy." --Mikael Demets, Transfuge "Jeremie Guez once again probes his talent as a storyteller and his ability to use the tropes of the crime novel to give them an original voice." --Encoredunoir.com "A crime novel that grabs you and doesn't let go." --Plume libre "Jeremie Guez is the kind of crime author that we wish we could read more often." --Passion Polar "This third novel confirms the talent of a very young author that we will continue to talk about in the world of crime." --Les Gridouillis Jeremie Guez received the Prix SNCF du polar in 2013
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