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James M. Cain
Also known as James Mallahan Cain
American novelist, short story writer, journalist (1892–1977)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1977
- Works
- 110
Top works
- פרפרי אהבה
- Murder on the Railways
- El carter sempre truca dues vegades
- An American Authors' Authority
- A subtreasury of American humor
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Writing · Annapolis, Maryland, USA
James Mallahan Cain (1892–1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founders of the hardboiled crime genre.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1971-12-21
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James Mallahan Cain (July 1, 1892 – October 27, 1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is widely regarded as a progenitor of the hardboiled school of American crime fiction.
His novels The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), Double Indemnity (1936), Serenade (1937), Mildred Pierce (1941) and The Butterfly (1947) brought him critical acclaim and an immense popular readership in America and abroad.
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