Heartbreak and Vine: the fate of Hardboiled Writers in Hollywood

by Woody Haut

A companion piece to Woody Haut's two acclaimed histories of post-war American crime fiction, Pulp Culture and Neon Noir, Heartbreak and Vine tells the story of the intimate links between crime fiction and films. Almost all the great names of crime fiction, from Hammett to Chandler, Leonard to Ellroy, have spent time in Hollywood and Haut recounts their experiences and provides an acute commentary on the development of the crime movie from Little...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852426780
• ISBN13: 9781852426781
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.5"