#zone libre

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Carte de la France occupée - Ligne de démarcation.

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Jeanne Ryder at Editions Laclau

Jeanne Ryder was the wife of cineast and author Alexandre Ryder. She wrote countless pulps of all genres, as well as a fair number of paperbacks, the whole using countless (yes, countless) pen-names. During the Occupation she lived in the south of France and published the greatest part of her production at local editions, for example Editions Laclau in Toulouse. Here, some items of Jeanne’s detective novels production at Laclau, signed Jeanne Ryder or Etienne Retterdy, that also give an idea of Editions Laclau’s diverse publications.[there probably exist Laclau publications that remain unknown until today, or at least unregistered]

Jeanne Ryder Le tunnel de la peur [collection Le Chien Loup, Feb 1942]

Etienne Retterdy Le crime sous le masque [no collection, June, 1942]

Etienne Retterdy Le secret des tarots [no collection,July 1944]

Jeanne Ryder Les feux maudits [no collection, Feb. 1944]

Publisher: Editions Laclau, rue Temponières, Toulouse, France

cover art: G. Oulié, P.Marty

source:amsaklapper’s collection

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Gilette G. Ziegler - Sera puni de mort

Classic detective novel which easily holds the comparison with any “british mystery novel”. The two diifferent editions reproduced here are not the only that exist. I know at least 5 different editions of this novel (as well as for other novels written by Gilette Ziegler during the Occupation) and all of them have been published between 1941 and 1946 “en Zone Libre”.

On top, a 1945 edition in format 125 x 165, 160 pages, Editions Laclau, Toulouse - no collection is specified. Illustration by P. Marty.

On bottom, the original edition from 1941, format 120 x 185, 140 pages, Editions Laclau, collection “L’Aigle”.

Laclau had a consequent number of collections running for short periods and in which you find sometimes the same title (their local “best seller” probably) with a different cover. Not easy to find in good condition. Not easy to find at all.

publisher:Editions Laclau, 7 rue Temponières, Toulouse, France

source:amsaklapper’s collection

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Occupied France

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A vous de voir si c'est vrai.

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Nos tendances et nos réactions aux situations qui se présentent révèlent la pensée qui est l'instigateur de l'acte qui se met en œuvre. C'est ici la prise de conscience.

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Comment alléger la lourdeur des conditionnements et lâcher prise de manière joyeuse et gracieuse

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" Accepter d'observer sans réagir est propice à l'émergence de l'ordre" ...

Afin de voir ce qui est, sans interpréter; il est nécessaire que la connaissance que l'on a de ce qui se passe, soit mise en berne. Tout point de vue depuis les conclusions acquises fausseront la perception. En réalité la nature de ce qui est observé est aussi la nature de celui qui observe. Le tout est un ensemble inséparable.