Salzburg Noir

Publishers House Dar Al-Ka for Publishing Translator Amani Lazaar Number of pages 288 About the book: Mystery plots... strange crimes... characters that are not ordinary... all taking place in a beautiful city full of nightclubs, bars, shops, and markets... and fashion stores... "Noir" is the French word for black, and noir stories explore the dark side of human nature, including crime. The difference between noir stories and traditional crime novels is their literary style; they are much higher than ordinary crime stories that originate from newsstands. The latter believe that someone is a criminal disturbing social order, and a clever person investigates to uncover the criminal and restore order and peace to society. While noir stories believe that the flaw lies within society itself, relying on psychological and anthropological analysis, and are shrouded in mystery, secrecy, and suspense. This genre was written by great authors, including Dostoevsky, before it emerged as a literary genre in the noir series in Paris. The American publishing house Akashic has been printing stories from all capitals and cities under the Noir series... including Pittsburgh Noir. The editor of the book states: In these stories, we will take you to Bloomfield, to the neighborhood of (Mexican War Streets), Forest Hills, Fox Chapel town, the historic Shenley Farms neighborhood, Carriage, Maki’s Rocks, Highland Park (which is an unofficial and somewhat unknown port), Wilkensburg, East Liberty, MorningSide, Squirrel Hill, Lawrenceville, and Hummood. Let’s go to black and gold, to Allegheny County, Monongahela, and Ohio, to Johnnie Sulek and Thomas Starzl, to Breamanty sandwiches and the churches selling pierogi pies, to all the components of Pittsburgh. From the author of this book, Tom Libinski, winner of the Seamus Award, and the award-winning poet Terence Hayes, who also demonstrates his ability to write fiction. The crime stories in this book are by Stewart O’Nan, Hillary Masters, and Reinald McKnight, who did so with distinctive methods using dark humor. Lila Shara, Rebecca Drake, Nancy Martin, and Katherine Miller Heinz—all regularly publish crime stories and receive praise from critics. Three exciting new voices expand the genre: Paul Lee, Carlos Antonio Delgado, and Aubrey Hersch.