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The Postman Always Rings Twice (Special Edition)

By James M. Cain

By James M. Cain

By James M. Cain

By James M. Cain

By James M. Cain

By James M. Cain

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Part of Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Anniversary Edition

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Aug 09, 2022 | ISBN 9780593311912

Paperback $16.00

May 14, 1989 | ISBN 9780679723257

Ebook $11.99

Nov 03, 2010 | ISBN 9780307772947

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    About The Postman Always Rings Twice (Special Edition)

    A special edition of The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. Featuring an introduction by James Ellroy.

    When Frank, an amoral young drifter, gets thrown off a hay truck in the California desert, he ends up at a diner run by Cora and her inconvenient husband, Nick. This chance meeting puts them all on a sure path to perdition. First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America’s bleak underside and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.

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    About The Postman Always Rings Twice (Special Edition)

    The bestselling sensation—and one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th century—that was banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, and acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger. The basis for the acclaimed 1946 film.

    An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one grisly solution—a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve.

    First published in 1934, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America’s bleak underside and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.

    About The Postman Always Rings Twice (Special Edition)

    The bestselling sensation—and one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th century—that was banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, and acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger. The basis for the acclaimed 1946 film.

    An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one grisly solution—a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve.

    First published in 1934, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America’s bleak underside and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.

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    About James M. Cain

    James M. Cain was a first-rate writer of American hard-boiled crime fiction. Born in Baltimore in 1892, Cain began his career as a reporter, serving in the American Expeditionary Force in World War I and writing for the newspaper of… More about James M. Cain

    About James M. Cain

    James M. Cain was a first-rate writer of American hard-boiled crime fiction. Born in Baltimore in 1892, Cain began his career as a reporter, serving in the American Expeditionary Force in World War I and writing for the newspaper of… More about James M. Cain

    About James M. Cain

    James M. Cain was a first-rate writer of American hard-boiled crime fiction. Born in Baltimore in 1892, Cain began his career as a reporter, serving in the American Expeditionary Force in World War I and writing for the newspaper of… More about James M. Cain

    Product Details

    Category: Noir Mysteries | Crime Mysteries

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Aug 09, 2022 | 128 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780593311912

    Category: Noir Mysteries | Crime Mysteries

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    May 14, 1989 | 128 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679723257

    Category: Noir Mysteries | Crime Mysteries

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Nov 03, 2010 | 128 Pages | ISBN 9780307772947
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