American Roman Noir: Hammett, Cain, and Chandler (Revised)

Author/Contributor(s):	Marling, William
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	10/01/1998
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Marling reads classic hard-boiled fiction and film in the contexts of narrative theories and American social and cultural history. His search for the origins of the dark narratives that emerged during the 1920s and 1930s leads to a sweeping critique of Jazz-Age and Depression-era culture.