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Like hot knives to the brain : James Ellroy's search for himself
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Like hot knives to the brain : James Ellroy's search for himself

Author: Peter Wolfe
Publisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2005.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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James Ellroy's prose, in many ways as complex as any in the Western literary canon, strung together sensational stories of crime and catastrophe. The significance of his writing to Western culture  Read more...

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Named Person: James Ellroy
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Peter Wolfe
ISBN: 0739108115 9780739108116
OCLC Number: 474738953
Notes: Table of contents online: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0422/2004019812.html.
Description: xv, 266 s. : portr. ; 23 cm.
Contents: An all-star cast of ruffians --
Ghostly visitations --
The art of attack --
A cosmology with mirrors --
Riding a nightmare with crazy Lloyd --
Back-door justice on the killing fields --
An all-star criminal cast.
Responsibility: Peter Wolfe.

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Wolfe is that rare creature in the literary jungle: a generous-minded pundit who loves writers, explores their world honestly and diligently, and gives us his findings with affection, elegance, and Read more...

 
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