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Neon Noir: Contemporary American Crime Fiction (Paperback)

by Woody Haut (Author) "Crime writer Eugene Izzi is found dangling from the window of a fourteenth storey office block in Chicago..." (more)
Key Phrases: neon noir fiction, pulp culture era, future noir fiction, Los Angeles, New York, James Ellroy (more...)

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Neon Noir, the follow-up to Woody Haut's highly regarded Pulp Culture, brings the story of American crime fiction and the related films up to date. From the Kennedy assassination to the Vietnam War and Watergate, through Reaganomics to Irangate and Whitewater, Neon Noir is a roller-coaster ride through the American nightmare. Haut investigates the dark side of America through the work of writers such as James Ellroy, Elmore Leonard, Walter Mosley, James Lee Burke, Lawrence Block, James Sallis, George P. Pelecanos, Charles Willeford, Jerome Charyn, Sara Paretsky, Vicki Hendricks, KC Constantine, George V Higgins and James Crumley.

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Serpent's Tail (February 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1852425474
ISBN-13: 978-1852425470
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,020,192 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Crime writer Eugene Izzi is found dangling from the window of a fourteenth storey office block in Chicago. Read the first page

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neon noir fiction, pulp culture era, future noir fiction, pulp culture writers, modern film noir, hardboiled fiction, noir protagonists, contemporary crime fiction, noir writers, deregulatory policies, investigatory process, crime writers, crime novelists

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Los Angeles, New York, James Ellroy, Elmore Leonard, Child of Rage, Ross Macdonald, Chester Himes, City Primeval, Jim Thompson, Charles Willeford, James Crumley, James Lee Burke, Lawrence Block, Walter Mosley, Central Avenue, James Sallis, Lew Griffin, Black Dahlia, Eddie Coyle, King Blood, Nick Stefanos, Jerome Charyn, Neon Rain, Raymond Chandler, Silence of the Lambs

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City Primeval by Elmore Leonard on 9 pages
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy on 8 pages
Point Blank (American Crime) by Richard Stark on 7 pages
One to Count Cadence by James Crumley on 6 pages
Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett on 6 pages

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The Contemporary American Crime Novel: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Class by Andrew Pepper on page 34, page 75, and page 138
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Heartbreak and Vine by Woody Haut in Front Matter, and Back Matter
The Thriller And Northern Ireland Since 1969: Utterly Resigned Terror (Studies in European Cultural Transition) by Aaron Kelly in Back Matter
The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Martin Priestman in Back Matter

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Like many people, I often wondered why more fim noir films aren't made. Neon Noir gives a simple answer: they are. It examines how film noir has changed since the 50's and who makes them. It also analyzes contemporary film noir and attempts to explain why film noir has changed as it has.

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