Black and lilac paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. As issued. Dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. [vii],340 pp., illus. Signed by author on title page. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Jim Thompson: Sleep With the Devil [SIGNED]

Publisher

Mysterious Press, New York, NY

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0892963921

ISBN 13

9780892963928

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Signed

Signed by Author(s)

Book Type

Book

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Mystery/Detective & True Crime

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Synopsis

Traces the life of the American writer, and discusses the influence of his unloving father and alcoholism on his fiction

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This biography of crime novelist Thompson (1906-1977) provokes deep interest despite its awkward prose and tedious repetitions. Thompson, a native Oklahoman, is recalled as a courtly, gentle giant by members of his family in interviews with McCauley, co-editor of a collection of Thompson's short fiction. Though racked with guilt about his alcoholism, the writer, we're shown, was nothing like the disturbed characters of his fiction, such as the sadist of The Killer Inside Me . His works received little attention here, but they were popular in France where they were made into classic films. A master of noir fiction, Thompson, a WPA writer during the Depression, was sensitive to the monster that can hide behind a civilized exterior. Much of his work is being ``rediscovered,'' including The Grifters, on which a recent film is based. Photos not seen by PW.

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