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| Title | Difficult lives: Jim Thompson, David Goodis, Chester Himes |
| Author | James Sallis |
| Publisher | Gryphon Books, 1993 |
| Length | 99 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / General Literary Criticism / American / General Literary Criticism / Mystery & Detective |
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