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A longstanding misconception surrounding the term French noir suggests that the post-war French thriller and film noir were a development of, or response to, a pre-existing American tradition. This book challenges this misconception, examining the complexity of this trans-Atlantic exchange and refoc...

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Main Authors: Rolls, Alistair (Author), Walker, Deborah (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Crime files series.
Subjects:
Literature.
European Literature.
Fiction.
Film and Television Studies.
North American Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
European literature.
Literature, Modern > 20th century.
Motion pictures and television.
America > Literatures.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A longstanding misconception surrounding the term French noir suggests that the post-war French thriller and film noir were a development of, or response to, a pre-existing American tradition. This book challenges this misconception, examining the complexity of this trans-Atlantic exchange and refocusing debate to include a Franco-French lineage.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 229 pages)
ISBN:9780230244825
DOI:10.1057/9780230244825