For
the ninth consecutive year the "polar" was fêted
in an astonishing place : an old desacralized vault.
About
thirty French authors were joined together to meet a faithful
and large
public.
This festival is organized by specialists : Jean Claude
Lecocq and Serge Rey, booksellers of Urubu, specialized in
the “black
novel” and located in Valence and Les travailleurs
du Noir (the workers of the Black), a libertarian
and dynamic association.
Without
any subsidy, the whole of voluntary
still
made a success where many readers ‘ve bought piles of
books (not so frequent !) with privileged moments where the
friendship
take the precedence over all the remainder... A very particular
environment without author’s presentation nor conference
but with readers who spend hours to discuss with the present
writers.
During
this festival is decreed the price “polar
derrière les murs” (polar behind the
walls) : all the year, books are proposed to the prisoners
of the area Rhône-Alpes.
At the beginning of 2005, with the help of several associations,
their votes are collected.
This
year it is Hannelore Cayre with Commis
d’office published by Métailié editions which was rewarded.
