Le deuxième souffle (novel)
1958 novel by José Giovanni
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Le deuxième souffle (lit. 'The Second Wind') is a 1958 novel by the French writer José Giovanni.
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| Author | José Giovanni |
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| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
Publication date | 1958 |
| Publication place | France |
| Pages | 253 |
Plot summary
It is about the aging French gangster Gustave "Gu" Minda who escapes from prison and becomes entangled in a plot to rob a security van in Marseille. It was Giovanni's second novel and was published in the Série noire collection of éditions Gallimard.[1]
Adaptations
The novel is the basis for the 1966 film Le deuxième souffle directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and its 2007 remake The Second Wind directed by Alain Corneau.[2][3]
