{"product_id":"the-postman-always-rings-twice-paperback","title":"The Postman Always Rings Twice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames M. Cain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling sensation--and one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th \u003cb\u003ecentury\u003cb\u003e--that was \u003cb\u003ebanned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, and acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e. The basis for the acclaimed 1946 film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1934, \u003ci\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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. \u003cbr\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAMES MALLAHAN CAIN (1892-1977) was a first-rate writer of American hard-boiled crime fiction. Born in Baltimore, the son of the president of Washington College, Cain began his career as a reporter, serving in the American Expeditionary Force in World War I and writing for \u003ci\u003eThe Cross of Lorraine\u003c\/i\u003e, the newspaper of the 79th Division. He returned from the war to embark on a literay career that included a professorship at St. John's College in Annapolis and a stint at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e as managing editor before he went to Hollywood as a script writer. Cain's famous first novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/b\u003e, was published in 1934 when he was forty-two, and became an instant sensation. It was tried for obscenity in Boston and was said by Albert Camus to have inspired his own book, \u003cb\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/b\u003e. The infamous novel was staged in 1936, and filmed in 1946 and 1981. The story of a young hobo who has an affair with a married woman and plots with her to murder her husband and collect his insurance, \u003cb\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/b\u003e is a benchmark of classic crime fiction and film noir. Two of Cain's other novels, \u003cb\u003eMildred Pierce\u003c\/b\u003e (1941) and \u003cb\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/b\u003e (1943), were also made into film noir classics. In 1974, James M. Cain was awarded the Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America. Cain published eighteen books in all and was working on his autobiography at the time of his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.02 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756901204256,"sku":"9780679723257","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aca53c7e9c1e68dd7a9e6ebba1ab4d47.webp?v=1780088777","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-postman-always-rings-twice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}