Cain: The Biography of James M. Cain

I never knew a writer who regarded [writing] as anything but a refined form of crucifixion.âJames M. Cain

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Although Cain was formerly dismissed as merely a hardboiled writer, his finest worksThe Postman Always Rings Twice, Mildred Pierce, and Double Indemnityarenow considered enduring classics of American literature.

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In this book Roy Hoopes gives as full a picture of the man and his life as will ever be written. The work was awarded an Edgarâ by the Mystery Writers of America.

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