New Orleans Noir
The Classics
[Brooklyn, N.Y.] : Akashic Books, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: 309 pages : map, portraits ; 21 cm.
New Orleans' tremendous literary tradition shines bright in this outstanding collection of stories from some of the best writers in American history. Julie Smith has masterfully curated this volume with stories published as early as 1843 and as recently as 2012. Classic reprints from: James Lee Burke, Armand Lanusse, Grace King, Kate Chopin, O. Henry, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, Shirley Ann Grau, John William Corrington, Tom Dent, Ellen Gilchrist, Valerie Martin, O'Neil De Noux, John Biguenet, Poppy Z. Brite, Nevada Barr, Ace Atkins and Maurice Carlos Ruffin.
Series: Akashic noir series.
Contents:
A marriage of conscience / Armand Lanusse -- The little convent girl / Grace King -- The story of an hour / Kate Chopin -- Whistling Dick's Christmas stocking / O. Henry -- The purple hat / Eudora Welty -- Desire and the black masseur / Tennessee Williams -- Miss Yellow Eyes / Shirley Ann Grau -- Pleadings / John William Corrington -- Ritual murder / Tom Dent -- Rich / Ellen Gilchrist -- Spats / Valerie Martin -- The man with the moon hands / O'Neil De Noux -- Rose / John Biguenet -- Mussolini and the Axeman's jazz / Poppy Z. Brite -- GDMFSOB / Nevada Barr -- Jesus out to sea / James Lee Burke -- Last fair deal gone down / Ace Atkins -- Pie man / Maurice Carlos Ruffin.
Subjects:
American fiction -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Noir fiction, American.
Short stories, American.
New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction.
American fiction -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Noir fiction, American.
Short stories, American.
New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
161775384X
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