Books by Jean Teule and Complete Book Reviews
Jean Teulé, trans. from the French by Emily Phillips. Gallic (www.gallicbooks.com), $12.95 trade paper (112p) ISBN 978-1-906040-39-0
A true incident from the Franco-Prussian war inspired this unnerving little tale of unthinking mob violence from Teulé (The Suicide Shop). One hot summer day in 1870, Alain de Monéys, the new deputy mayor of Beaussac, sets out on horseback for the...
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Jean Teulé, trans. from the French by Melanie Florence. Gallic (gallicbooks.com), $15.95 trade paper (240p) ISBN 978-1-908313-68-3
Fans of gallows humor will relish Teulé’s fictionalized account of a 19th-century French poisoner Hélène Jégado, whose murderous career spanned almost a half century. As a pretty seven-year-old child, Hélène is fascinated by her mother Anne’s tales...
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