Le Polar a le vin triste

Why did the polar mostly choose alcohol which disrupts the senses, rather than wine which brings them out? In France, alcohol is a social ritual, shown as such in a kind of literature said to be realistic, like the polar. There are the “small glasses of white wine” of Chief Detective Maigret at coff...

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Main Author: Pierre-Michel Pranville
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Portugaise d'Etudes Françaises 2021-05-01
Series:Carnets
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/carnets/12699
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