The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain is a reprint edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on May 14, 1989. This 128-page novel presents a gripping narrative centered around an amoral young tramp and a beautiful, sullen woman entangled in a dangerous relationship with her inconvenient husband. The story explores the dark themes of crime and moral ambiguity, reflecting the complexities of human desire and desperation.
Readers will find a compelling exploration of the consequences that arise from a singular, grisly solution to a problem, which only leads to further complications. This work is recognized as a classic of the noir genre, delving into the darker aspects of life and human nature. The Postman Always Rings Twice has been influential in the crime fiction landscape and continues to resonate with those interested in the themes of noir and crime.
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The bestselling sensation—and one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th century—that was banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, and acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger. The basis for the acclaimed 1946 film.
An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one grisly solution—a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve.
First published in 1934, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America’s bleak underside and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.
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