Horace McCoy (1897–1955)
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(eng) The book Crime novels : American noir of the 1930s and 40s contains works by several authors, but only one They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy. It was edited by Robert Polito.
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4 Novels [They Shoot Horses, Don't They? / Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye / No Pockets In a Shroud / I Should Have Stayed At… (1983) 38 kappaletta
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The Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps (1983) — Avustaja — 49 kappaletta
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- Syntymäaika
- 1897-04-14
- Kuolinaika
- 1955-12-15
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Pegram, Tennessee, USA
- Kuolinpaikka
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Dallas, Texas, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA - Ammatit
- bouncer
screenwriter
newspaper reporter - Organisaatiot
- United States Army Air Corps
Dallas Journal - Erotteluhuomautus
- The book Crime novels : American noir of the 1930s and 40s contains works by several authors, but only one They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy. It was edited by Robert Polito.
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Midnight Classics) Tekijä: Horace McCoy
Brilliant masterpiece. To be read by everyone, especially these days, full of consumerism, rat racing and pursuit of hollow and fake ideals.
For the past several years I've chosen books by author or genre instead of plot. I never read the publishers synopsis before hand, so I go in with a clean slate, wanting to be surprised. Well, surprised I certainly was with this one. I was familiar with the title, and I knew a film was made based on the book, but that is as far as it went. What I found was a very tightly woven tale of the human condition at its extremes. I think this one will stay with me for a long time.
Short and quick noir novella. Doesn't have all the drama with detectives and investigations blah blah. It has a smooth and neat flow to the narrative .. everything points towards answering a single question : why did he kill her? A man meets a girl .. both hard boiled for money .. they enroll into a dance marathon .. everything goes well for a few days until it all ends in a massive accident and murder. So why did he kill her? Isn't she someone he could have fallen in love with? Interesting Read!… (lisätietoja)
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