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Hard-Boiled Sentimentality : The Secret History of American Crime Stories
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Leonard Cassuto's cultural history links the testosterone-saturated heroes of American crime stories to the sensitive women of the nineteenth-century sentimental novel. From classics like The Big Sleep and The Talented Mr. Ripley to neglected paperback gems, Cassuto chronicles the dialogue--centered on the power of sympathy--between these popular genres and the sweeping social changes of the twentieth century, ending with a surprising connection between today's serial killers and the domestic fictions of long ago.
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- ISBN-13: 9780231126908
- ISBN-10: 0231126905
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publish Date: November 2008
- Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
- Page Count: 344
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