French and American Noir: Dark Crossings

French and American Noir: Dark Crossings
ISBN-10
0230244823
ISBN-13
9780230244825
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
229
Language
English
Published
2009-08-21
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Deborah Walker, Alistair Rolls

Description

A longstanding misconception surrounding the term French noir suggests that the post-war French thriller and film noir were a development of, or response to, a pre-existing American tradition. This book challenges this misconception, examining the complexity of this trans-Atlantic exchange and refocusing debate to include a Franco-French lineage.

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