Add this copy of Difficult Lives: Jim Thompson-David Goodis-Chester to cart. $52.48, fair condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Gryphon Books for Writers.
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Acceptable. Acceptable condition. A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
Add this copy of Difficult Lives: Jim Thompson-David Goodis-Chester to cart. $65.78, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by GRYPHON BOOKS.
Add this copy of Difficult Lives: Jim Thompson, David Goodis, Chester to cart. $90.00, very good condition, Sold by King Crab Books LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Gryphon Books.
Add this copy of Difficult Lives: Jim Thompson-David Goodis-Chester to cart. $90.00, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Gryphon Books for Writers.
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New York. 1993. Gryphon Books. 1st Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0936071354. Paperback Original. 150 pages. paperback. keywords: Literary Criticism Pulp Mystery. FROM THE PUBLISHER-From the backcover-‘I am writing, here, primarily ofthree novelists: Chester Himes, David Goodis and Jim Thompson. Much of what I say, of course, touches generally upon the American detective story, paperback novels and commercial fiction of the Fifties, the relation of a writer's life to his work. I make no extravagant claims for their work as enduring literature, or few; and, overall, am at least as interested in their failures and incapacities as in their achievements, A bad book is probably every bit as hard to write as a good book, and in the end we may stand to learn as much from its potholes and dark seams as from the serene white light of more transcendent work. Himes, Goodis and Thompson dwell in a peculiar historical cul-de-sac. Certainly I don't deny the importance and impact of their work (l am, after all, writing about them at book length), but do claim, as an integral part of my interest, that these books could not have existed at any other time, They are sports in the truest sense, sudden mutations arising in response to specific conditions and failing to continue as a strain once those conditions have passed. ' inventory #22408.
Add this copy of Difficult Lives: Jim Thompson-David Goodis-Chester to cart. $125.00, like new condition, Sold by Waverley Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by GRYPHON BOOKS..
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0936071354. A paperback original. 'First issue' with the printed price of $12.00 on rear cover. INSCRIBED by James Sallis on the title page. Fine in pictorial printed wrappers. Reportedly only a few hundred copies were produced before going back to press at $15.00.
