Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? The writer gives (or gave, since he's now deceased)the work some almost palpable darkness.

It is as current and meaningful as it probably was when it was first published. After many decades it was interesting to return to this book, and I have not been disappointed. It was written by the greatest Hollywood writer, Jules Furthman, who trimmed away some of Gresham's more baroque touches and flatulent moralizing (and gave it a great last line, until Darryl Zanuck softened the ending). "―Wheeler Winston Dixon, University of Nebraska, LincolnClassic film noir offers more than pesky private eyes and beautiful bad girls―it explores the quest for the not-so-attainable American dream. Please try again Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more.

--John Howard Reid, "Gresham...has something of Nelson Algren's mordant power in picturing denizens of the lower depths...his is a promising contender for heavyweight honors in the rough, tough and morbid division." Does this book contain inappropriate content? It's not depressing; just dark. Central to many of these films, Mark Osteen argues, is the story of an individual trying, by dint of hard work or, more often, illicit enterprise, to overcome his or her origins and achieve material success. All of the previous reviewers have done an excellent job of describing the story and the style of Gresham's writing. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations

The principal characters are all engaged in scams; the dichotomy between what is real and what is deception dominates the thing.
The novel presents a vivid portrait of time, place and low life characters. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. ""Osteen has given us a fresh, discerning, and nuanced perspective on a popular style of Hollywood films during the period 1940-1960 and has proved a reliable guide down the sinuous twistings of 'Nightmare Alley. An unforgettable experience. A corrupt con-man teams up with a female psychiatrist to trick people into giving them money. It's not depressing; just dark. —Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. It's an older book, written, I believe in the 30s, and it has all the elements of the thrillers we seek out today. mostly good. In addition to bringing the word "geek" into the vernacular, Gresham also introduces us to the word guru, sitar, and Indian mysticism that became so popular during the Beatles' era. This book is like sinking into the darkest depths of a good film noir movie.

Nightmare Alley is an upcoming American psychological thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro with a screenplay by del Toro and Kim Morgan, based on the novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. His knowledge was profound, his sensitivity to the vice and viciousness lying just underneath the tinseled, gaudy, surface, remarkable."

Man wird in die damalige Zeit gezogen und ist extrem gespannt wie es weitergeht.
I would like to add that nothing suffers from the age of the story. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations mostly good.

Never was noir more autobiographical than here….“For fans of vaudeville and magic, the book is a treasure trove of trade secrets.” —Walter Kirn, “Gresham…wrote with vivid punch and a close understanding of the carnival world.” —A “remarkable study in the disintegration of carnival show heel.” —“Mr. As for the book itself, it's a blistering portrait of hubris and its consequences, and some of the writing (the early description of the geek at work) is as tough and uncompromising as any American writing ever. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations Stellenweise nimmts mal Fahrt auf, wird dann aber stets unterbrochen. Brilliantly portrayed by Tyrone Power on film, Carlisle's arc is even darker and more despairing in the novel: even the faint glimmer of hope which closes the movieis gone here and all we are left with is a portrait of human degradation and collapse.

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