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BECAUSE THE NIGHT
by Ellroy, James
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in fine jacket.
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Mysterious Press, 1984. First edition. Fine in fine jacket.. Inscribed first printing of Ellroy's noir detective novel, second in his Lloyd Hopkins trilogy. Dark crime novel following Detective Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins as he pursues a quasi-Hannibal Lecteresque master manipulator with a god complex (that is to say, a psychiatrist) through the dark alleyways of the human psyche (that is to say, Los Angeles). Preceding his breakout 'LA Quartet' by a few years, the Hopkins trilogy consolidated Ellroy's cult following, though the author himself has never required the kind of critical acclaim he later received in order to believe in his own talents: "I am a master of fiction," he explained to THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE in one memorable interview; "I am also the greatest crime writer who ever lived. I am to the crime novel in specific what Tolstoy is to the Russian novel and what Beethoven is to music." How does he know? "I just know." 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original dark green cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($15.95) dust jacket; cover painting by Gamache. Dove-grey endpapers. [8], 280 pages. Inscribed by Ellroy on front endpaper: "The Night Rages! James Ellroy
Synopsis
James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. His L.A. Quartet novels– The Black Dahlia , The Big Nowhere , L.A. Confidential , and White Jazz –were international bestsellers. American Tabloid was Time ’s Novel of the Year for 1995; his memoir My Dark Places was a Time Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Notable Book for 1996; his most recent novel, The Cold Six Thousand , was a New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year for 2001. He lives on the California coast.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39897
- Title
- BECAUSE THE NIGHT
- Author
- Ellroy, James
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Mysterious Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Mystery,20th century,Post-WWII
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