The Criminal - Couverture souple

Thompson, Jim

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ISBN 10 : 0679733140 ISBN 13 : 9780679733140

Editeur : Vintage Books, 1996

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

(1906 - 1977) James Meyers Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He began writing fiction at a very young age, selling his first story to True Detective when he was only fourteen. Thompson eventually wrote twenty-nine novels, all but three of which were published as paperback originals. Thompson also wrote two screenplays (for the Stanley Kubrick films “The Killing” and “Paths of Glory”). An outstanding crime writer, the world of his fiction is rife with violence and corruption. In examining the underbelly of human experience and American society in particular, Thompson’s work at its best is both philosophical and experimental. Several of his novels have been filmed by American and French directors, resulting in classic noir including The Killer Inside Me (1952), After Dark My Sweet (1955), and The Grifters (1963).

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A teenage girl is raped and murdered. A father turns his back on his son. A vicious press lord turns justice into a carnival. A terrified boy is railroaded. In the twisted world of Jim Thompson, everyone is guilty, and the worst crimes are unpunishable.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Vintage Books
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679733140
• ISBN 13: 9780679733140
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 120