Little Men, Big World / Vanity Row - Softcover

Burnett, W. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933586672 ISBN 13: 9781933586670

Publisher: Stark House Press, 2015

Synopsis

Two novels that probe the political corruption of a big Midwestern city, where the important deals are always made behind closed doors, and the real power is wielded behind the throne. Along with The Asphalt Jungle, these three novels form a thematic trio known as the Urban Trilogy.

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Review:

"The dark byways of crime... taut and menacing..." --San Francisco Chronicle "These novels dramatize gangland operations and the progressive corruption of a city political administration... that is physically and morally disintegrating."-eNotes "Fanciers of mid-twentieth-century noir won't want to miss these moody, dark tales."--Booklist

About the Author:

William Riley Burnett was born November 25, 1899 in Springfield, Ohio. Moving to Chicago in 1927, he developed an interest in gangsters which prompted him to write his first noir novel, Little Caesar, in 1929. Soon after that overnight success, Burnett moved to Los Angeles, eventually writing 36 novels—including the classic High Sierra--and 60 screenplays, as well as songs, plays and short stories. Nominated twice for an Academy Award, he received both the MWA Grand Master award and an O. Henry Memorial Award. Burnett died on April 25, 1982.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stark House Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1933586672
• ISBN 13: 9781933586670
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342