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Cargando... Manhattan Noir (2006)por Lawrence Block (Editor)
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I have read many books in this series, and the quality of the books depends upon the efforts of the editor. In this case, Lawrence Block, who is one of my favorite authors, has outdone himself. The stories perfectly capture the mood and language of the Big Apple, as well as the frustrations of the cities inhabitants. Noir is always about the disenfranchise, the vulnerable sensitive person caught up in the maelstrom of society's darkest moments. Creating this mood is what noir should be, and this book creates this world perfectly. ( ) A nice light antidote to the heat, this collection contains stories, mostly but not exclusively crime stories, connected to different neighborhoods of Manhattan -- although, to my way of thinking, most didn't capture the feel of the neighborhood but just took place there. As with any collection, I liked some stories better than others, but some were really gripping. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Fiction.
Mystery.
Short Stories.
HTML:"A pleasing variety of Manhattan neighborhoods come to life in Block's solid anthology. . . . The writing is of a high order and a nice mix of styles." —Publishers Weekly New York City's main borough becomes the centerpiece for a collection of noir tales that celebrates its appeal, its arrogance, its diversity—and its darkness. From Battery Park to Harlem, the Lower East Side to the Upper West, Manhattan Noir delves below the island's glittering façade to bring out its meanest streets. This anthology features the Big Apple's best with stories by Jeffery Deaver, Lawrence Block, Charles Ardai, Carol Lea Benjamin, Thomas H. Cook, Jim Fusilli, Robert Knightly, John Lutz, Liz Martínez, Maan Meyers, Martin Meyers, S.J. Rozan, Justin Scott, C.J. Sullivan, and Xu Xi. "Block's selections, generally speaking, span the social spectrum. But all involve moral compromise, existential hells, or revenge (even if a couple of sort-of-happy endings may offend noir purists). Quality is high throughout . . . Any irony in the evolution—a book created to celebrate Brooklyn becomes a series in which one of the best installments honors Manhattan—is New Yorkers' to enjoy." —Booklist. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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