Author: JAMES ELLROY
Title: Hollywood Nocturnes
Description: O. Penzler Books, 1994. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 229. "James Ellroy, described by the Los Angeles Times: "Developing into one of the great American writers."" "Ellroy's L.A. Quartet novels - The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, White Jazz - an epic pop history of a toxic metropolis." "Hollywood Nocturnes: An alternative Ellroy universe, etched less in blood and more in elegiac neon." "Dick Contino: Accordion virtuoso, lounge lizard, Red Scare scapegoat. On a greased slide in '58 L.A.: A show biz fatality begging to happen. Dick Contino's Blues: Half nocturne, half torch song. A blast back to tailfins, disease-free promiscuity, sex killers, Commie-bashing, publicity kidnaps, and B-movie redemption - an ode to a time when love came cheap." "Nocturnes: Noir set to music." "James Ellroy: America's great noir writer." "Dick Contino: America's kingpin accordion player, then and now. The accordion and noir?." "Suspend your disbelief." "Hollywood Nocturnes: The novella Dick Contino's Blues, Ellroy's entire short-story oeuvre, and a few surprises. Dig it, kats and kittens, chix and charlies: This is prime-time Ellroy."-BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ISBN: 9781883402549. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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