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American Noir: 11 Classic Crime Novels of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s (Library of America)

Collects: CRIME NOVELS: AMERICAN NOIR OF THE 1930s and 40s The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M.?Cain They Shoot Horses, Donâ€™t They? by Horace McCoy Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham I Married a Dead Man More »

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The Average Review score is 4.6 on a scale of 5.0. Total 5 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in Literature & Fiction might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 11 April

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[ 4.0 stars ] "The Library of America has several great books out and they take care of the literature they produce. This is a nice collection of noir/crime novels. Some are great character studies and some are depressing, such as 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' and 'Pick-Up'. After finishing those two latter stories I need to put the set away and read more cheerful stuff. Of the eleven ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Literature & Fiction review is genenrated by Michael Gillett which was written on August 29, 2013 Review fetched on September 1, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 4.0 stars ] "This indispensable collection is perfect for either casual noir fans or diehards looking for extra copies of books they probably already have, assuming they are actual diehards and not poseurs. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Literature & Fiction review is genenrated by T. Batten which was written on December 21, 2012
2 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Literature & Fiction out of 3 users. Review fetched on September 1, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "The Library of America has been making available many byways of American writing together with the works of writers such as, for example, Melville, Whitman, and Henry James. Among the writing the series presents is American noir, frequently denigrated as "pulp" fiction or "trash". The term "noir" is difficult to define. Noir writing is similar to harboiled, terse detective fiction. But its focus ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Literature & Fiction review is genenrated by Robin Friedman which was written on October 27, 2012
15 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Literature & Fiction out of 15 users. Review fetched on September 1, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "Great collection of stories by some very amazing crime genre writers. If you are at all a fan of the murder mystery of the fatalistic feel of Bogart cop movies, these will surely satisfy! ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Literature & Fiction review is genenrated by matthew l nagunst which was written on August 19, 2012
9 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Literature & Fiction out of 12 users. Review fetched on September 1, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "I've read enough of these (the Cain, Highsmith, Fearing, Thompson and Willeford selections) to know that this set is filled with classics and is really quite a bargain. I write to add more detail from the publisher's website, since there is no information on Amazon's page as to what's included."The eleven novels in The Library of America's adventurous two-volume collection rep ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Literature & Fiction review is genenrated by johnshade "johnshade" which was written on May 16, 2012
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Available	Yes
Author	Robert Polito
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9781598531534
Edition	Box
ISBN	1598531530
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Library of America
Manufacturer	Library of America
NumberOfItems	3
NumberOfPages	1882
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2012-04-26
Publisher	Library of America
ReleaseDate	2012-04-26
Studio	Library of America
Title	American Noir (Library of America)

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