Boekstra.nl - Polito, Robert - Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s & 40s (Loa #94): The Postman Always Rings Twice / They Shoot Horses, Don't They? / Thieves Like Us / The Big

Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s & 40s (Loa #94): The Postman Always Rings Twice / They Shoot Horses, Don't They? / Thieves Like Us / The Big

American Noir of the 1930s and 40s

Polito, Robert - Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s & 40s (Loa #94): The Postman Always Rings Twice / They Shoot Horses, Don't They? / Thieves Like Us / The Big

Omschrijving

This adventurous volume, with its companion devoted to the 1950s, presents a rich vein of modern American writing too often neglected in mainstream literary histories. Evolving out of the terse and violent hardboiled style of the pulp magazines, noir fiction expanded over the decades into a varied and innovative body of writing. Tapping deep roots in the American literary imagination, the novels in this volume explore themes of crime, guilt, deception, obsessive passion, murder, and the disintegrating psyche. With visionary and often subversive force they create a dark and violent mythology out of the most commonplace elements of modern life. The raw power of their vernacular style has profoundly influenced contemporary American culture and writing. Far from formulaic, they are ambitious works which bend the rules of genre fiction to their often experimental purposes.

In de winkelwagen 16 werkdagen Wenslijst Stel een vraag

Gratis verzending vanaf
€ 19,95 binnen Nederland

Schrijver: Polito, Robert
Titel: Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s & 40s (Loa #94): The Postman Always Rings Twice / They Shoot Horses, Don't They? / Thieves Like Us / The Big
Uitgever: Library of America

Jaar: 1997
Taal: Engels
Pagina's: 990
Gewicht: 635 gr

EAN: 9781883011468
Afmetingen: 216 x 133 x 32 mm
Bindwijze: Hardback

U ontvangt bij ons altijd de laatste druk!

Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s & 40s (Loa #94): The Postman Always Rings Twice / They Shoot Horses, Don't They? / Thieves Like Us / The Big

American Noir of the 1930s and 40s

Omschrijving

Rubrieken

Rubrieken