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The noir thriller

'A good treatment of the fiction, its cultural relevance, cinematic parallels, and criticism; highly recommended for undergraduate and research collections supporting film and popular culture.' -- J.R. Christopher, Choice, 2001 'The Noir Thriller! marks another title in Palgrave'...

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Main Authors: Horsley, Lee
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Possessed child narratives in literature and film
Subjects:
American fiction > History and criticism > 20th century
Literature and society > History > 20th century > United States
English fiction > History and criticism > 20th century
Suspense fiction > History and criticism
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism
Crime in literature
Detective and mystery stories, English > History and criticism
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers > English
Literary studies: from c 1900 - > English
Cultural studies > English
Literature
Detective and mystery stories, American - History and criticism. > American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism. > Detective and mystery stories, English - History and criticism.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230280755
Summary: 'A good treatment of the fiction, its cultural relevance, cinematic parallels, and criticism; highly recommended for undergraduate and research collections supporting film and popular culture.' -- J.R. Christopher, Choice, 2001 'The Noir Thriller! marks another title in Palgrave's "Crime Files" series, whose editorial philosophy!is to offer "scholars, students and discerning readers a comprehensive set of guides to the world of crime and detective fiction", a philosophy Lee Horsley admirably meets with her readable, serious (though sometimes humorous) journey through noir streets and landsca
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Originally published in: 2001.
Carrier Form: 320 p.
ISBN: 9780333720455
9780230280755 :
0230280757 :
CLC: I561.074
Contents: Dedication List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: 1920-45 Hard-boiled Investigators Big-shot Gangsters and Small-time Crooks Victims of Circumstance PART II: 1945-70 Fatal Men Fatal Women Strangers and Outcasts PART III: 1970-2000 Players, Voyeurs and Consumers Pasts and Futures Bibliography Index.

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