Orr, Stanley, 1967-
Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c2010.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index.
• The continental operations of Dashiell Hammett — Raymond Chandler’s semi-tropical romance — Late romantic adventure and film noir — Veterans of noir: rewriting the good war with Chester Himes, Dorothy B. Hughes, and John Okada — Noir and the postmodern novel — To look at him or read him: the confidence man in postmodernist film noir — Conclusion. Connected guys: the reconstructed subject of 1990s film noir.

Subjects:

• Detective and mystery stories, American — History and criticism.
• Noir fiction, American — History and criticism.
• American fiction — 19th century — History and criticism.
• American fiction — 20th century — History and criticism.
• Film noir — United States — History and criticism.

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