| Like Hot Knives to the Brain: James Ellroy's Search for Himself Pbk Edition Contributor(s): Wolfe, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739120026 ISBN-13: 9780739120026 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $54.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2006 Annotation: James Ellroy's prose, in many ways as complex as any in the Western literary canon, strung together sensational stories of crime and catastrophe. The significance of his writing to Western culture has yet to be fully explored. Author Peter Wolfe offers us the first book-length study of Ellroy in English. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Drama |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.5" W x 9.04" (0.98 lbs) 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Often more disturbing than entertaining, James Ellroy is an author who never shies away from the ugly or repellent. Eminent crime fiction scholar Peter Wolfe examines how Ellroy transcends the genres of pulp and neo-noir fiction to write stories that are both psychologically haunting and culturally relevant. Wolfe skillfully combines biography-including the unsolved murder of Ellroy's mother-with literary analysis to provide a fascinating and readable study of this popular author. The first in-depth companion to the work of James Ellroy, Like Hot Knives to the Brain will interest students of popular culture, mystery readers, and crime buffs everywhere. |