Robin Buss (1939–2006)

Author of French Film Noir

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Robin Buss writes regular film and book features for the Independent and other national newspapers and magazines

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French Film Noir (2001) 17 copies

Italian Films (1989) 9 copies

The French Through Their Films (1988) 8 copies

Cocteau: Les Enfants Terribles (Critical Guides to French Texts) (1986) 7 copies

Vigny, Chatterton (Critical Guides to French Texts) (1984) 1 copy

'Absurdity in aspic: car crashes & other deaths in the complete works of Camus' in TLS 5398, 15 Sept 2006 [review of Camus' 'Oeuvres complètes' & Jacqueline Lévi-Valensi's 'AC… 1 copy

The Black Tulip 1 copy

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The Count of Monte Cristo (1844) — Translator, some editions — 30,814 copies, 494 reviews

The Plague (1947) — Translator, some editions — 21,113 copies, 281 reviews

The Fall (1956) — Translator, some editions — 9,092 copies, 102 reviews

Le Grand Meaulnes (1913) — Translator, some editions — 3,906 copies, 85 reviews

Therese Raquin (1867) — Translator, some editions — 3,624 copies, 87 reviews

L'Assommoir (1876) — Translator, some editions — 2,668 copies, 52 reviews

The Princess of Clèves (1678) — Translator, some editions — 2,585 copies, 60 reviews

The Ladies' Paradise (1883) — Translator, some editions — 2,389 copies, 61 reviews

The Black Tulip (1850) — Translator, some editions; Introduction, some editions — 2,336 copies, 61 reviews

Under Fire (1916) — Translator, some editions — 894 copies, 25 reviews

César Birotteau (1837) — Introduction, some editions; Translator, some editions — 413 copies, 9 reviews

The Women's War (1844) — Translator, some editions; Introduction, some editions — 204 copies, 6 reviews

Classics Illustrated: The Black Tulip (2010) — some editions — 2 copies

The Sunday Review 31 August 1997 (1997) — Contributor — 1 copy, 1 review

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Legal name: Buss, Kenneth Robin Caron
Birthdate: 1939-05-10
Date of death: 2006-12-16
Gender: male
Education: Westminster School, London
University of Lausanne
Sorbonne University
Occupations: translator
film critic
writer
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK
Places of residence: Surrey, England, UK
Place of death: London, England, UK
Associated Place (for map): England, UK

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Works: 7
Also by: 14
Members: 44
Popularity: #346,249
Rating: 4.1

ISBNs: 10
Favorited: 1