James M. Cain (1892–1977)
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Mystery writer James Mallahan Cain was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1892. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Washington College, and served in the military as editor-in-chief of the official newspaper of the 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Cain worked as a staff reporter for the näytä lisää Baltimore Sun; he became a professor of journalism in the 1920s; he worked as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 40s. Many of his stories, including Double Indemnity (1943), have been made into successful films. Joan Crawford won an Academy Award in 1945 for her portrayal of Cain's Mildred Pierce (1941). Cain's first novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), was said to have inspired Albert Camus' The Stranger, but offended sensibilities in the U.S. and was even tried for obscenity in Boston. The novel was eventually made into a movie in 1946, starring Lana Turner and again in 1981, with Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange. In all, Cain authored eighteen books. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and Selected Stories (2003) 336 kappaletta, 9 arvostelua
Three Novels : Mildred Pierce; Double Indemnity; The Postman Always Rings Twice; (1934) 214 kappaletta, 6 arvostelua
Three by Cain: Serenade, Love's Lovely Counterfeit, The Butterfly (1989) 149 kappaletta, 2 arvostelua
The Five Great Novels of James M. Cain [The Postman Always Rings Twice / The Butterfly / Serenade / Mildred Pierce /… (1985) 80 kappaletta
Three Novels By James m Cain: The Postman Always Rings Twice, Serenade, and Mildred Pierce (1943) 6 kappaletta
Best-in-Books: Grand Hotel / Voice of Bugle Ann / Life with Father / Mutiny on the Bounty / Postman Always Rings Twice (1962) — Avustaja — 3 kappaletta
Carrera en Do mayor 2 kappaletta
The Postman Always Rings Twice 2 kappaletta
Double Indemnity And Two Other Short Novels 2 kappaletta
For Men Only: a Collection of Short Stories 2 kappaletta
Tredje gången gillt 2 kappaletta
Cigarette Girl [Short story] 2 kappaletta
Pastorale 2 kappaletta
The Robbery 1 kappale
PAGOS A DOBRAR (PE2L45) 1 kappale
Manhunt Magazine: March 1954 1 kappale
Brush Fire [Short story] 1 kappale
The Crystal Battery 1 kappale
Cain James 1 kappale
Cuentos de la Serie Negra 1 kappale
La moglie comprata: romanzo 1 kappale
Der Defraudant 1 kappale
The Avon All-American Fiction Reader 1 kappale
When Tomorrow Comes,film 1 kappale
Paradise 1 kappale
Three novels by James M. Cain 1 kappale
Murder & Mayhem: The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and Selected Stories; The Big Sleep;… (2010) 1 kappale
Ei otsikkoa 1 kappale
Sinful Woman 1 kappale
Black Lizard 1 kappale
Sommerfuglen ; Underslaget 1 kappale
Cigarette Girl ; The Guilty Ones 1 kappale
Associated Works
Hard-Boiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories (1995) — Avustaja — 184 kappaletta, 6 arvostelua
Pahan palkka : vuosisadan parhaat jännityskertomukset (2001) — Avustaja — 155 kappaletta, 1 arvostelu
Antologia del Relato Policial (Aula de Literatura) (1991) — Avustaja; Tekijä, eräät painokset — 41 kappaletta
The Graphic Canon of Crime & Mystery, Vol. 1: From Sherlock Holmes to A Clockwork Orange to Jo Nesbø (2017) — Avustaja — 35 kappaletta, 3 arvostelua
To the Queen's Taste: The First Supplement to 101 Years' Entertainment; Consisting of the Best Stories Published in the… (1946) — Avustaja — 24 kappaletta
Exciting Short Stories ; The Unstoppable Man ; The Most Dangerous Game ; The Homesick Buick ; Leiningen Versus the Ants… (1960) — Avustaja — 4 kappaletta
Classic Crime Stories: 13 Tales from Edgar Allan Poe to Lawrence Block (2007) — Avustaja — 2 kappaletta
Appendici in giallo 1 (racconti) — Avustaja — 1 kappale
Gypsy Wildcat [1944 film] 1 kappale
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- Virallinen nimi
- Cain, James Mallahan
- Muut nimet
- Cain, James M.
- Syntymäaika
- 1892-07-01
- Kuolinaika
- 1977-10-27
- Hautapaikka
- Donated to Medical Science
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Annapolis, Maryland, USA
- Kuolinpaikka
- University Park, Maryland, USA
- Kuolinsyy
- heart attack
- Asuinpaikat
- Annapolis, Maryland, USA (birth)
University Park, Maryland, USA (death) - Koulutus
- Washington College (AB|1910|MA)
- Ammatit
- novelist
reporter
teacher (journalism) - Organisaatiot
- St. John's College (Annapolis)
United States Army (WWI) - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- MWA Grand Master (1970)
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She's embarrassed to be forced into this service role...not just because it's hard for her personally, but because she's afraid of what her daughter Veda will think. The older of the girls, Veda is spoiled and selfish and snobby, and Mildred is completely devoted to her. Eventually, Mildred's hard work and a bit of luck lead her to open her own restaurant and attract the attentions of handsome socialite Monte, which Veda loves because his social connections open up an entire world of wealth to the now-aspiring musician. But Monte's fortunes fall, and soon he's taking Mildred's money but making no moves toward marriage. So she leaves him, but before long her relationship with Veda flounders. So Mildred and Monte renew their romance, though this leads to the ruin of everything Mildred holds dear.
The movie, to me, was in some respects more successful than the book. Some plot lines were cut and some were significantly changed to comply with the Code. In the book, Mildred's obsession with her daughter reads as almost romantic, which both explains why she clings to her so hard but honestly is also creepy. Mildred onscreen comes off as doormat-y as Joan Crawford was capable of being, but in the book she's got more moxie. Her rise also feels more organic, as it develops more slowly, and therefore all the more hard to read about as it starts to crumble underneath her. Cain created a great character in Mildred...she's clearly fundamentally good but not without flaws, with the kind of scrappiness that makes her easy to root for.
The characters around her, though, are flat: Veda's just a bitch with nothing redeeming about her, Monte's obvious trash, her business partner is totally shady. The plot hinges on Mildred's love for Veda, and although I've known of plenty of parents of brats that think they're just misunderstood geniuses, that she would so consistently overlook her daughter's harshness (especially when she's clearly capable of knowing when to push people away) strains the bounds of credulity. It's not a question of whether Mildred is going to destroy herself for her daughter's sake, but when and how. Cain's writing isn't particularly smooth or insightful, either. It's not a bad book or a waste of time, but it's not good enough that I'd affirmatively recommend it. If you like domestic dramas or want to read the source material of a story that's been adapted twice (there's also the Kate Winslet miniseries from several years back), it's worth a read. Otherwise, skippable.… (lisätietoja)