Mygale (novel)
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Mygale is a novel by Thierry Jonquet
first published in France by Editions Gallimard
in 1995, and then published in the US in 2003 by City Lights
. It was also published in the UK as Tarantula in 2005 (Serpent's Tail
).
Mygale also inspired the 2011 film The Skin I Live In
.
Thierry Jonquet
Thierry Jonquet was a French writer who specialised in crime novels with political themes. He was born in Paris; his most recent and best known novel outside of France was Mygale , then published in the US in 2003 by City Lights. Mygale was also published in the UK as Tarantula in 2005...
first published in France by Editions Gallimard
Éditions Gallimard
Éditions Gallimard is one of the leading French publishers of books. The Guardian has described it as having "the best backlist in the world". In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1418 titles....
in 1995, and then published in the US in 2003 by City Lights
City Lights Bookstore
City Lights is an independent bookstore-publisher combination that specializes in world literature, the arts, and progressive politics. It also houses the nonprofit City Lights Foundation, which publishes selected titles related to San Francisco culture. It was founded in 1953 by poet Lawrence...
. It was also published in the UK as Tarantula in 2005 (Serpent's Tail
Serpent's Tail
Serpent's Tail is a British independent publishing firm founded in 1986 by Pete Ayrton. It is notable for its translated works, particularly European crime fiction, and is the British publisher of Elfriede Jelinek and Lionel Shriver...
).
Mygale also inspired the 2011 film The Skin I Live In
The Skin I Live In
The Skin I Live In is a 2011 Spanish film directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Roberto Álamo and Blanca Suárez, and is loosely based on Thierry Jonquet's novel Tarantula. The film was the first collaboration in 21 years between Almodóvar...
.