America Noir: Underground Writers and Filmmakers of the Postwar EraAn examination of how the subterranean pulp genres of crime novels, B-movies, & science fiction helped express the underlying aspects of confusion & alienation during the period of postwar confidence & prosperity. The works of Jim Thompson, Chester Himes, Rod Serling & the Twilight Zone, Patricia Highsmith, & Roger Corman, along with others are closely examined. |
Contents
of Absurdity | 19 |
of Charles Willeford | 39 |
the Fantastic World of Ray Bradbury | 55 |
Copyright | |
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America Noir: Underground Writers and Filmmakers of the Postwar Era David Cochran Limited preview - 2016 |
America Noir: Underground Writers and Filmmakers of the Postwar Era David Cochran No preview available - 2010 |
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