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Episode 80 - Hardboiled Jim Thompson
Episode 80 - Hardboiled Jim Thompson
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Georgetown University professor Dr. Susanna Lee, author of Hard-Boiled Crime Fiction and the Decline of Moral Authority and Detectives In the Shadows: A Hard-Boiled History, joins me to discuss the hardboiled crime fiction of Jim Thompson, including his 1958 novel turned Steve McQueen movie, The Getaway.
Released:
Jan 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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