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New Orleans noir : the classics Cover Image Book Book

New Orleans noir : the classics / edited by Julie Smith.

Smith, Julie, 1944- (editor.).

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  • ISBN: 161775384X
  • ISBN: 9781617753848
  • Physical Description: 309 pages : map ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: [Brooklyn, NY] : Akashic Books, 2016.

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Formatted Contents Note:
A marriage of conscience / Armand Lanusse -- The little convent girl / Grace King -- The story of an hour / Kate Chopin -- Whistling Dick's Christmas stocking / O. Henry -- The purple hat / Eudora Welty -- Desire and the black masseur / Tennessee Williams -- Miss Yellow Eyes / Shirley Ann Grau -- Pleadings / John William Corrington -- Ritual murder / Tom Dent -- Rich / Ellen Gilchrist -- Spats / Valerie Martin -- The man with the moon hands / O'Neil De Noux -- Rose / John Biguenet -- Mussolini and the Axeman's jazz / Poppy Z. Brite -- GDMFSOB / Nevada Barr -- Jesus out to sea / James Lee Burke -- Last fair deal gone down / Ace Atkins -- Pie man / Maurice Carlos Ruffin.

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Subject: American fiction > Louisiana > New Orleans.
New Orleans (La.) > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery stories, American.
Noir fiction, American.
Short stories, American.
Short stories.

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New Orleans Noir: the Classics
New Orleans Noir: the Classics
by Smith, Julie (Editor)
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New Orleans Noir: the Classics


New Orleans' tremendous literary tradition shines bright in this outstanding collection of stories from some of the best writers in American history. Julie Smith has masterfully curated this volume with stories published as early as 1843 and as recently as 2012. Classic reprints from: James Lee Burke, Armand Lanusse, Grace King, Kate Chopin, O. Henry, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, Shirley Ann Grau, John William Corrington, Tom Dent, Ellen Gilchrist, Valerie Martin, O'Neil De Noux, John Biguenet, Poppy Z. Brite, Nevada Barr, Ace Atkins and Maurice Carlos Ruffin.
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