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“<i>High Life</i> is perhaps the greatest neglected masterpiece of true noir. I’ve never read anything like this, nor do I expect to.”—Ken Bruen, author of <i>The Guards</i> “Stokoe’s in-your-face prose and raw, unnerving scenes give way to a skillfully plotted tale that will keep readers glued to the page.”—<i>Publishers Weekly</i> With a new introduction by Dennis Cooper, <i>High Life</i> shows Matthew Stokoe to be a worthy heir to the great tradition of California noir. <i>High Life</i> is an unholy hybrid of Raymond Chandler’s best work and Bret Easton Ellis’ <i>American Psycho</i>. <b>Matthew Stokoe</b> was born in England and is currently living in the Southern Hemisphere. His acclaimed first novel, <i>Cows</i>, was published by Creation Books in 1999.
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High Life, Dennis Cooper, Matthew Stokoe
- Sprache
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2008
- Einband
- (Paperback)
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- Titel
- High Life
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Dennis Cooper, Matthew Stokoe
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2008
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 330
- ISBN10
- 1933354534
- ISBN13
- 9781933354538
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Krimi, Spannung, USA, Düster, Schauspieler und Schauspielerinnen, Noir, Kriminalität, Kalifornien, Prostitution
- Beschreibung
- “<i>High Life</i> is perhaps the greatest neglected masterpiece of true noir. I’ve never read anything like this, nor do I expect to.”—Ken Bruen, author of <i>The Guards</i> “Stokoe’s in-your-face prose and raw, unnerving scenes give way to a skillfully plotted tale that will keep readers glued to the page.”—<i>Publishers Weekly</i> With a new introduction by Dennis Cooper, <i>High Life</i> shows Matthew Stokoe to be a worthy heir to the great tradition of California noir. <i>High Life</i> is an unholy hybrid of Raymond Chandler’s best work and Bret Easton Ellis’ <i>American Psycho</i>. <b>Matthew Stokoe</b> was born in England and is currently living in the Southern Hemisphere. His acclaimed first novel, <i>Cows</i>, was published by Creation Books in 1999.