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Williams's work is identified with the noir fiction subgenre of "hardboiled" crime writing. His 1953 novel Hell Hath No Fury —-published by the defining crime fiction company, Gold Medal Books —-was the first paperback original to merit a review from renowned critic Anthony Boucher of The New York Times.
Williams has plenty to teach the aspiring noir novelist, and even more to offer those of us who may feel that noir has reached the limits of self-parody. And so here, for your delectation and amazement, are five noir lessons to be learned from the work of Charles Williams. Experience is essential.
Apr 3, 2013 · But trust me when it say all of it makes for a great noir read; something like God’s Little Acre meets East of Eden. Hill Girl , which was Williams’s first published novel, when he was 42, is not his finest work.
Anthony Boucher compares Charles William’s work to that of the two of the foremost noir fiction writers, Cornell Woolrich and James M. Cain. Two other notable literature critics, Ed Gorman and Geoffrey O’Brien, have shared their thoughts on Charles William’s novel Hell Hath No Fury.’
The success of his backwoods noir Hill Girl (1951) allowed him to quit his job and write fulltime. Williams’s clean and somewhat casual narrative style distinguishes his novels—which range from hard-boiled, small-town noir to suspense thrillers set at sea and in the Deep South.
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The success of his backwoods noir Hill Girl (1951) allowed him to quit his job and write fulltime. Williams’s clean and somewhat casual narrative style distinguishes his novels—which range from hard-boiled, small-town noir to suspense thrillers set at sea and in the Deep South. Although originally published by pulp fi. ...more. Combine Editions.
Williams’s clean and somewhat casual narrative style distinguishes his novels—which range from hard-boiled, small-town noir to suspense thrillers set at sea and in the Deep South. Although originally published by pulp fiction houses, his work won great critical acclaim, with Hell Hath No Fury (1953) becoming the first paperback original to ...
