{"product_id":"9781598531534","title":"American Noir: 11 Classic Crime Novels of the 1930s, 40s, \u0026 50s","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollects: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCRIME NOVELS: AMERICAN NOIR OF THE 1930s \u0026amp; 40s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/i\u003e by James M. Cain\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey Shoot Horses, Don’t They?\u003c\/i\u003e by Horace McCoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThieves Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e by Edward Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Clock\u003c\/i\u003e by Kenneth Fearing\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightmare Alley\u003c\/i\u003e by William Lindsay Gresham\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Married a Dead Man\u003c\/i\u003e by Cornell Woolrich\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e990 pages • 978-1-883011-46-8 Library of America volume #94\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCRIME NOVELS: AMERICAN NOIR OF THE 1950s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Killer Inside Me\u003c\/i\u003e by Jim Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e by Patricia Highsmith\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePick-Up\u003c\/i\u003e by Charles Willeford\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown There\u003c\/i\u003e by David Goodis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Cool Killers\u003c\/i\u003e by Chester Himes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e892 pages • 978-1-883011-49-9 Library of America volume #95\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis adventurous two-volume collection 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of America, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050223845616,"sku":"9781598531534","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781598531534_p0.jpg?v=1763813798","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781598531534","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}