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The Postman Always Rings Twice

(Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

By Cain James M.

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| Paperback | 9780679723257

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An amoral young tramp.  A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband.  A problem that has only one grisly solution--a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve.

First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of vContinue

An amoral young tramp.  A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband.  A problem that has only one grisly solution--a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve.

First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside, and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.

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    Classic

    Boy meets girl, but girl has husband. A complete lack of morality drives them towards the only feasible solution - in their eyes - which ultimately destroys them both.

    This is a very gripping book, which you probably have to read a few times to catch all the nuances and undertones. The protago ... (continue)

    Boy meets girl, but girl has husband. A complete lack of morality drives them towards the only feasible solution - in their eyes - which ultimately destroys them both.

    This is a very gripping book, which you probably have to read a few times to catch all the nuances and undertones. The protagonists are unlovable, the theme abhorrent and the writing electrifying. Wonderful combination, as far as I am concerned.

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