The bestselling sensation-and one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th century-that was banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, and acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger. The basis for the acclaimed 1946 film.
An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one grisly solution-a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve.
First published in 1934, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.
| ISBN: | 9780679723257 |
| Publication date: | 14th May 1989 |
| Author: | James M. Cain |
| Publisher: | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 116 pages |
| Series: | Vintage Crime |
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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The bestselling sensation-and one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th century-that was banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, and acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger. The basis for the acclaimed 1946 film.An amoral young tramp.
The Postman Always Rings Twice features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Crime and Mystery, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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The Postman Always Rings Twice was written by James M. Cain and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
The Postman Always Rings Twice has 116 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage Crime series
