Difficult Lives Hitching Rides

by James Sallis

James Sallis's (Drive) seminal biographical essays on crime fiction pioneers Jim Thompson, David Goodis, and Chester Himes restored to print and joined by a handpicked collection of essays, reviews, and introductory writings on noir fiction.

At the time of its original publication by Gryphon Books in 1993, Difficult Lives was a pioneering work of literary investigation. Sallis's subjects of Himes, Goodis, and Thompson were...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 168199044X
• ISBN13: 9781681990446
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Soho Syndicate