Also: If any of you read French, I'd love to know what the translated title means. Best Babelfish can tell me is "any pace." And that just sounds... weird.
(Once again, huge thanks to Frédéric Fontès for the tip.)
Monday, February 14, 2011
The Wheelman Rides in Paris
Also: If any of you read French, I'd love to know what the translated title means. Best Babelfish can tell me is "any pace." And that just sounds... weird.
(Once again, huge thanks to Frédéric Fontès for the tip.)
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I thought that meant "see you later" but it's been a while since high school french class.
It's an idomatic French phrase that means something like to go all out, at full speed.
The cover is badass, as is the cover. Ed is also correct - "A tout allure" means "at full speed" (7 years of French finally came in handy).
While I do tend to be redundant, that should read, "The cover is badass, as is the title."
And you're right -- throw in a homeless guy and some graffiti and that could be the Art Museum tunnel.
Great cover. Really does express going all out. Also must say I really enjoyed the book too when I read it one night last year in one sitting. Couldn't sleep till I knew how it ended.
That is a great cover. One of the best I've seen in a while.
"Full tilt", or, in your case, "balls to the wall".
That tunnel near the Art Museum is short, but it is also the scariest tunnel I've ever gone through. Every time I do, it feels like someone is trying to trap my car for some sort of wild-ass sneak attack.
it means "full speed ahead"
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