Entre tropisme anglo-américain et affirmation nationale : la version française d’Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine dans l’après-guerre

Abstract

This article examines the processes of translation, adaptation and linguistic and cultural appropriation at work in the dual field of crime fiction and the magazine press, drawing on the example of Mystère-Magazine, the French version of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, an American periodical which specialized in crime fiction. Focusing on the first decade of the magazine’s existence (1948-1958), it highlights the role played by Mystère-Magazine as a linguistic and cultural intermediary, helping to convey Anglo-American works and critical discourse to the French audience. It also emphasizes the magazine’s efforts to appropriate the editorial model invented by Ellery Queen, which it used to defend French crime fiction at a time when this one was being threatened more than ever by its Anglo-Saxon rival.