{"product_id":"2940013626027","title":"Le Pickpocket - Bilingual French-English Edition","description":"In this award-winning short story, a professional pickpocket in Paris recollects highlights from his career. This story, after being rejected by numerous literary magazines in the U.S., won first prize in a literary competition in France co-sponsored by Sorbonne University and Paris Transcontinental magazine. It later was included in several anthologies, including an annual “best stories” collection in the U.S.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote de l’auteur:\u003cbr\u003eLa traduction de ce texte a été publiée en 2004 aux Éditions Rivages, dans un recueil de nouvelles intitulé “Moisson Noire 2004, Les meilleures nouvelles policières américaines, présentées par Michael Connelly”, collection Rivages\/Thriller, sous la direction de François Guérif et dans une traduction de Pierre Bondil. Elle avait pour titre “Le Pickpocket”. Le texte en a été révisé pour la présente édition. Je remercie vivement les Éditions Rivages, François Guérif et Pierre Bondil, qui m'ont autorisé à publier la version française en livre numérique.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the award-winning author Christopher Cook, reviewers have written:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…a lyric voice that sings itself raw.”\u003cbr\u003e—The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…a master of setting, characterization, dialogue and narrative.”\u003cbr\u003e—The Dallas Morning News","brand":"Christopher Cook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147540611312,"sku":"2940013626027","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013626027_p0.jpg?v=1763583474","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013626027","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}