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Hard-Boiled Sentimentality: The Secret History of American Crime Fiction
HardBoiled Sentimentality The Secret History of American Crime Fiction
Author: Leonard Cassuto
Leonard Cassuto's cultural history links the testosterone-saturated heroes of American crime stories to the sensitive women of the nineteenth-century sentimental novel. From classics like The Big Sleep and The Talented Mr. Ripley to neglected paperback gems, Cassuto chronicles the dialogue& mdash;centered on the power of sympathy& mdash;betwee...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780231126915
ISBN-10: 0231126913
Publication Date: 10/20/2008
Pages: 327
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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