The Prone Gunman

The Prone Gunman
1998 Folio cover
AuthorJean-Patrick Manchette
Original titleLa Position du tireur couché
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Gallimard
Publication date
1981
Publication placeParis
Media typePrint
Pages183

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.[1][2] It was translated into English by James Brook, and first published by City Lights in 2002.[3]

In 2010, illustrator Jacques Tardi produced an illustrated adaptation of the book.[4] The novel also inspired the name for a musical group from Clermont-Ferrand.[5]

  1. ^ Manchette, Jean-Parick (2 February 1981). la position du tireur couché. Gallimard.
  2. ^ Thomas, Vincy (23 June 2015). "Gunman, variation hollywoodienne de "La position du tireur couché"". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. ^ "The Prone Gunman". Publishers Weekly. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Futuropolis >> Fiche titre: La position du tireur couché". www.futuropolis.fr. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ^ "La Position du tireur Couché prépare son concert à la Coopérative de mai". Franceinfo (in French). 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2024.