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Hard-Boiled Sentimentality|Leonard Cassuto

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: 9780231126915
  • ISBN-10: 0231126913
  • Publisher: Columbia University Press
  • Publish Date: November 2008
  • Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
  • Page Count: 344

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