![]() An oddity of the French publishing scene where, similarly the wonderful novels by my dear, late friend Derek Raymond, are attributed to his real name, Robin Cook (as the US writer of medical chillers is almost unknown there.).Īt any rate, this was my introduction to the dark world of death, broken love and melancholy loners that is characteristic of Woolrich. ![]() To this day his books are generally signed by William Irish in France. I had probably read a number of his stories in magazines, probably those of a more supernatural bent as I was at the time more of an expert on SF &fantasy and hadn't immediately puzzled out the Irish/Woolrich connection. A film classic better known here as ' The Bride Wore Black', adapted from the unforgettable novel by Cornell Woolrich.Īt first it was a little confusing as, having been brought up in France, I hadn't made the connection between Woolrich and William Irish, a pseudonym he used on a number of books and short stories, and which French publishers somehow had highlighted on the majority of his books issued there. It was Paris in 1968 and my first encounter with Cornell Woolrich, the week that François Truffaut's ' La Mariée Etait en Noir' opened. And then the shot breaks up the cheering crowd and the groom collapses to the floor. A happy couple on the steps leaving the ceremony behind, smiles on their faces, the bride wearing the obligatory white. An imposing cathedral somewhere in the French provinces. ![]()
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