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Aurélien Masson was born in 1975 and quit academia at the age of 24 to take a trip around the world. That?s when he decided to become an editor. First he became an editorial assistant for la Série Noire at Gallimard, one of France's leading publishing companies.

All original stories from Paris' finest authors, all translated from French.

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Introduction 11

Pt. I City of Lights, City of Darkness

The Chauffer: Les Halles Marc Villard Villard, Marc 17

The Chinese Guy: Menilmontant Chantal Pelletier Pelletier, Chantal 35

Big Brother: Quartier Latin Salim Bachi Bachi, Salim 53

Berthet's Leaving: Gare du Nord Jerome Leroy Leroy, Jerome 75

Pt. II Liberation Lost

Like a Tragedy: Place de la Nation Laurent Martin Martin, Laurent 105

Christmas: Pigalle Christophe Mercier Mercier, Christophe 131

The Revenge of the Waiters: Le Marais Jean-Bernard Pouy Pouy, Jean-Bernard 154

La Vie en Rose: Belleville Dominique Mainard Mainard, Dominique 171

Pt. III Society of the Spectacle

Rue des Degres: Porte Saint-Denis Didier Daeninckx Daeninckx, Didier 197

Dead Memory: Les Batignolles Patrick Pecherot Pecherot, Patrick 219

Precious: Bastille Doa 236

No Comprendo The Stranger: Rue de la Sante Herve Prudon Prudon, Herve 255

About the Contributors 290