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Boston Noir by Dennis Lehane (2009, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAkashic Books
ISBN-101933354917
ISBN-139781933354910
eBay Product ID (ePID)73065766
Product Key Features
Book TitleBoston Noir
Number of Pages236 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Literary, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorDennis Lehane
Book SeriesAkashic Noir Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight7.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number0
Dewey Decimal813.08720835874461
Table Of ContentIntroduction Part I: Fear & Loathing "Exit Interview" by Lynne Heitman (Financial District) "Animal Rescue" by Dennis Lehane (Dorchester) "The Place Where He Belongs" by Jim Fusilli (Beacon Hill) "Dark Waters" by Patricia Powell (Watertown) Part II: Skeletons in the Closet "Femme Sole" by Dana Cameron (North End) "The Dark Island" by Brendan DuBois (Boston Harbor) "The Reward" by Stewart O'Nan (Brookline) "The Cross-Eyed Bear" by John Dufresne (Southie) Part III: Veils of Deceit "The Oriental Hair Poets" by Don Lee (Cambridge) "The Collar" by J. Itabari Njeri (Roxbury) "Turn Speed" by Russ Aborn (North Quincy)
SynopsisDennis Lehane of Mystic River and Gone, Baby, Gone fame has proven himself to be a master of both crime fiction and literary fiction. Here, he extends his literary prowess to edit the Boston volume of the Noir series., Boston enters the Noir series. This collection is edited Dennis Lehane, bestselling author of Mystic River and Gone, Baby, Gone., Featuring "Animal Rescue," the basis for the motion picture The Drop by Dennis Lehane "Dennis Lehane advises us not to judge the genre by its Hollywood images of sharp men in fedoras lighting cigarettes for femmes fatales standing in the dark alleys. . . . Lehane] writes persuasively of the gentrification that has . . . left people feeling crushed."-- New York Times Book Review Brand-new stories by: Dennis Lehane, Stewart O'Nan, Patricia Powell, John Dufresne, Lynne Heitman, Don Lee, Russ Aborn, Itabari Njeri, Jim Fusilli, Brendan DuBois, and Dana Cameron. Dennis Lehane ( Mystic River , The Given Day ) has proven himself to be a master of both crime fiction and literary fiction. Here, he extends his literary prowess to that of master curator. In keeping with the Akashic Noir series tradition, each story in Boston Noir is set in a different neighborhood of the city--the impressively diverse collection extends from Roxbury to Cambridge, from Southie to the Boston Harbor, and all stops in between. Lehane's own contribution--the longest story in the volume--is set in his beloved home neighborhood of Dorchester and showcases his phenomenal ability to grip the heart, soul, and throat of the reader. In 2003, Lehane's novel Mystic River was adapted into film and quickly garnered six Academy Award nominations (with Sean Penn and Tim Robbins each winning Academy Awards). Boston Noir launches in November 2009 just as Shutter Island , the film based on Lehane's best-selling 2003 novel of the same title, hits the big screen. Dennis Lehane is the author of The New York Times bestseller Mystic River (also an Academy Award-winning major motion picture); Prayers for Rain ; Gone, Baby, Gone (also a major motion picture); Sacred ; Darkness, Take My Hand ; A Drink Before the War , which won the Shamus Award for Best First Novel; and, most recently, The Given Day . A native of Dorchester, Massachusetts, he splits his time between the Boston area and Florida., Featuring "Animal Rescue," the basis for the motion picture The Drop by Dennis Lehane "Dennis Lehane advises us not to judge the genre by its Hollywood images of sharp men in fedoras lighting cigarettes for femmes fatales standing in the dark alleys. . . . [Lehane] writes persuasively of the gentrification that has . . . left people feeling crushed."-- New York Times Book Review Brand-new stories by: Dennis Lehane, Stewart O'Nan, Patricia Powell, John Dufresne, Lynne Heitman, Don Lee, Russ Aborn, Itabari Njeri, Jim Fusilli, Brendan DuBois, and Dana Cameron. Dennis Lehane ( Mystic River , The Given Day ) has proven himself to be a master of both crime fiction and literary fiction. Here, he extends his literary prowess to that of master curator. In keeping with the Akashic Noir series tradition, each story in Boston Noir is set in a different neighborhood of the city--the impressively diverse collection extends from Roxbury to Cambridge, from Southie to the Boston Harbor, and all stops in between. Lehane's own contribution--the longest story in the volume--is set in his beloved home neighborhood of Dorchester and showcases his phenomenal ability to grip the heart, soul, and throat of the reader. In 2003, Lehane's novel Mystic River was adapted into film and quickly garnered six Academy Award nominations (with Sean Penn and Tim Robbins each winning Academy Awards). Boston Noir launches in November 2009 just as Shutter Island , the film based on Lehane's best-selling 2003 novel of the same title, hits the big screen. Dennis Lehane is the author of The New York Times bestseller Mystic River (also an Academy Award-winning major motion picture); Prayers for Rain ; Gone, Baby, Gone (also a major motion picture); Sacred ; Darkness, Take My Hand ; A Drink Before the War , which won the Shamus Award for Best First Novel; and, most recently, The Given Day . A native of Dorchester, Massachusetts, he splits his time between the Boston area and Florida., "Dennis Lehane advises us not to judge the genre by its Hollywood images of sharp men in fedoras lighting cigarettes for femmes fatales standing in the dark alleys . . . [Lehane] writes persuasively of the gentrification that has . . . left people feeling crushed." -- New York Times Crime Fiction Column Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir . Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. Brand-new stories by: Dennis Lehane, Stewart O'Nan, Patricia Powell, John Dufresne, Lynne Heitman, Don Lee, Russ Aborn, J. Itabari Njeri, Jim Fusilli, Brendan DuBois, and Dana Cameron. From the introduction by Dennis Lehane: "Boston is a city that produces guys--or, in the city's vernacular, knuckleheads--who once stole the replica of a cow that sat in front of a Braintree steak house. The cow weighed what a car weighed, and yet these knuckleheads had the industry to get it onto a pickup truck, drive it back to South Boston, and deposit it in the middle of Broadway. They did this solely so they could then call the Boston Police Department and ask them to respond to a "beef going down on Broadway" . . . So we have our distinct humor and our distinct accent and our distinct vocabulary. All of which--sadly, possibly--is now endangered by progress. Because one can't ignore that Boston has been beset by a new class war of late, one you'll see reflected in the stories herein. It's a war of gentrification. As the city continues to lose its old-school parochialism and overt immigrant tribalism, it's also losing a lot of its character. Whether that's a bad thing or a good thing is up for debate, but what can't be argued is that it is, in fact, happening . . . That's the paradox of the new Boston--what's lost has, in many cases, been taken; what's left is what people can't sell. Noir is a genre of loss, of men and women unable to roll with the changing times, so the changing times instead roll over them . . ."
LC Classification NumberPS648.D4
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- 06 Mar, 2022
An engrossing literary assortment
Any novel or short story with Dennis Lehane's name, either as author or editor, is an engrossing read and well worth the investment, both in currency and time. Highly recommended as reading for the coming summer, especially for those who know Boston.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Aug, 2020
works for me
good writerVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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