Pedro García Cuartango: Jim Thompson, when evil is a habit
It is very difficult to trace the origins of 'The Blood of the Kings', the novel by Jim Thompson, published ...
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Pedro García Cuartango: Theodore Dreiser, the dream that turned into a nightmare
BLACK SOUL His novel 'An American Tragedy', published in 1925, is both a denunciation of classism and a perfect crime ...
Pedro García Cuartango: Lobato exploits a Spanish-style Watergate
Appearing before the media without questions is becoming a common routine in Spanish politics. In a very brief appearance at ...
Pedro García Cuartango: Boileau and Narcejac, when appearances are deceiving
BLACK SOUL They published 'The one that did not exist' (1952), a masterpiece that inspired Henri Clouzot to make 'The ...
Pedro García Cuartango: Ed McBain, anonymous heroes of District 87
During a long after-dinner meal with my friend Maj Sjöwall, the deceased Swedish novelist, she told me that she had ...
Pedro García Cuartango: Dashiell Hammett, the bad guys are also good
BLACK SOUL In 'The Crystal Key', the American writer dissected the loyalty of a gangster's lieutenant who comes across an ...
