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James Mallahan Cain (July 1, 1892 – October 27, 1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is widely regarded as a progenitor of the hardboiled school of American crime fiction .
James M. Cain was a novelist whose violent, sexually obsessed, and relentlessly paced melodramas epitomized the “hard-boiled” school of writing that flourished in the United States in the 1930s and ’40s. He was ranked with Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler as one of the masters of the genre.
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James Mallahan Cain (July 1, 1892–October 27, 1977) was an American journalist and novelist. Although Cain himself vehemently opposed labeling, he is usually associated with the hard-boiled school of American crime fiction and seen as one of the creators of the "roman noir."
James M. Cain has 160 books on Goodreads with 197591 ratings. James M. Cain’s most popular book is The Postman Always Rings Twice.
Jul 1, 2019 · What can you say about James M. Cain and his work that the man wouldn’t have said better himself? He was a born storyteller, possessed of a keen nose for suspense and a preternatural gift for the rhythms of language as it was spoken in pool halls, lonesome diners, and in the terrible privacy of […]
James M. Cain Books. Originally a journalist, James Mallahan Cain (1892-1977) was the author of a number of classic and influential noir mystery novels including, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, and Mildred Pierce.
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