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Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s and 40s Vol 1 (Library of America (Hardcover)) (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s and 40s Vol 1Disturbing, poetic, anarchic, punctuated by terrifying bursts of rage and paranoia, and powerfully evocative of the lost and desperate back alleys of American life, these underground classics are being made permanently and widely available for the first time in a groundbreaking two-volume collection from The Library of America. This volume includes "The Postman Always Rings Twice; They Shoot Horse
Full description- Publisher: The Library of America
- Published: 01 September 1997
- Format: Hardback 990 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Literary Studies: From C 1900 - | Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers | Crime | Short Stories
- ISBN 13: 9781883011468 ISBN 10: 1883011469
- Sales rank: 104,839
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Full description for Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s and 40s Vol 1
The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone.Jim Thompson, James M. Cain, Chester Himes....When the masters of noir fiction moved from the pulps to the mainstream, American literature was changed forever. Here, in two volumes, are the complete texts of eleven of the most brilliant and influential crime novels ever written."To be brief, these two volumes constitute the most important collection of crime fiction ever published in the United States. Bar none...a wonderful and lasting gift". -- Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene Magazine
