Entrusted in 1906 by the newspaper Le Matin with the faits-divers column, Felix F矇n矇on, dandy and model civil servant by day, started reporting on the accidents, fights, riots, arsons, and murders from around the provinces. Given only three lines to detail each incident, F矇n矇on turned the practice into an art, loading the pieces with sarcasm and black humor until each small capsule of life was an explosive read. The result is this collection of more than 1,200 short texts that still have the freshness and nerve to surprise even the modern reader.
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Asignado la columna de faits-divers�en 1906 por el peri籀dico Le Matin, Felix F矇n矇on, dandy y, de d穩a,�funcionario ejemplar, comenz籀 a informar sobre los accidentes, las peleas, los tumultos, los incendios y los asesinatos�en las provincias. Con s籀lo tres l穩neas para detallar cada incidente, F矇n矇on�convirtio la pr獺ctica en un arte, cargando los art穩culos con sarcasmo y humor negro hasta que cada peque簽a c獺psula de vida�se convirtiera en�una lectura�explosiva. El resultado es este conjunto de m獺s de 1.200 textos�breves�que todav穩a tienen la frescura y el descaro para lograr sorprender al lector moderno.
