Zeno, Zeami, Zapffe, Zalta, Zabarella, Zeller, Zermelo, Zhai, Zizek, Zaborowski, Zacuto, Zafarani, Zaremba...

English Philosophy Professor at Cambridge Eddie Coffin, an anti-hero that reminds one of the cop's cynicism in Irvine Welsh's Filth combined with the literacy of an Arsene Lupin, runs amok and flees to France, guilty of embezzlement of funds from various educational institutions, loses all his loot in an unlucky car accident and ends up broke in Montpellier. He's an uncured alcoholic and obsessed with the letter Z.



...Zhiyi, Znaniecki, Zongmi, Zubiri, Zarathustra, Zallinger, Zigliara, Zariski, Zelmanov, Zeuthen, Zimmermann...

A petty thief, a cripple raised in an orphanage who spends most of his time in prison becomes his partner in a series of spectacular and eccentric bank robberies that put the local police in a state of panic. The duo educates one another on philosophy and weaponry, on logic and escapism and become a highly effective criminal organization, nicknamed "The Thought Gang" quoting Diogenes Laertius while relieving a bank's treasury and discussing about Thales of Miletus while eyeing their next targets.

...Zizler, Zolotarev, Zuckermann, Zygalski, Zielinski, Zafra, Zaide, Zinn, Zitelmann, Zelazny, Zola, Zemlinsky

Tarantino meets Monty Pythons meets the Ionian School of Thought. Zuberb!

5/5 Stars

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