Noir A Novel (Paperback)
| Author: Robert Coover |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
ISBN-10: 1590206800
ISBN-13: 9781590206805
Sku: 220021486
Publish Date: 8/13/2012
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(in Inches) 8H x 5.5L x 0.5T
Pages:
192
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| With impeccable skill, Coover, one of America''s pioneering postmodernists, has turned the classic detective story inside-out. "Noir" is a true page-turner--wry, absurd, and desolate. |
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Known for his postmodernist flare, Robert Coover offers up a clever and engaging send-up to classic noir. A dish of a young widow approaches private eye Philip M. Noir with a classic problem: her older husband is dead and she wants Noir to get to the bottom of it. Failing, however, to get either her name or her husband's, Noir combs the bars and crevices in search of clues, bumping into creeps like Snark, Rats, and, well, Creep. Coover nails the genre tropes with aplomb, making this a funny and riotous read.
Known for his postmodernist flare, Robert Coover offers up a clever and engaging send-up to classic noir. A dish of a young widow approaches private eye Philip M. Noir with a classic problem: her older husband is dead and she wants Noir to get to the bottom of it. Failing, however, to get either her name or her husband's, Noir combs the bars and crevices in search of clues, bumping into creeps like Snark, Rats, and, well, Creep. Coover nails the genre tropes with aplomb, making this a funny and riotous read.
Author Bio
Robert Coover
Robert Coover was born in Iowa, and attended Southern Illinois University, Indiana University, and the University of Chicago, from which he has an M.A. He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1953 to 1957. Married in 1959, he has three children. Coover is an incredibly versatile writer, the author of novels, short fiction, plays, and at least one film script. Coover is renowned for his richly satirical eye and his inventive experimentations with traditional forms. In 1965 he was the winner of the Faulkner Award for Best First Novel.
Praise
"Depraved and amusing."
01/01/2010
"Metafiction lustily mates with hard-boiled mystery in this hilarious homage to Raymond Chandler and company." (starred review)
02/15/2010
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