THE GRIFTERS
by Thompson, Jim
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- A very good copy. Reading crease to front edge/spine, erasure of price to front cover (faintly visible), squiggle mark to front
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
(1906 - 1977) James Meyers Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He began writing fiction at a very young age, selling his first story to True Detective when he was only fourteen. Thompson eventually wrote twenty-nine novels, all but three of which were published as paperback originals. Thompson also wrote two screenplays (for the Stanley Kubrick films “The Killing” and “Paths of Glory”). An outstanding crime writer, the world of his fiction is rife with violence and corruption. In examining the underbelly of human experience and American society in particular, Thompson’s work at its best is both philosophical and experimental. Several of his novels have been filmed by American and French directors, resulting in classic noir including The Killer Inside Me (1952), After Dark My Sweet (1955), and The Grifters (1963).
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11745
- Title
- THE GRIFTERS
- Author
- Thompson, Jim
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good copy. Reading crease to front edge/spine, erasure of price to front cover (faintly visible), squiggle mark to front
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Regency Books
- Place of Publication
- Evanston
- Date Published
- [1963]
- Keywords
- Mystery . Film Source . Paperback
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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