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The River City emerges as a hub for gritty noir, featuring brand-new stories from a diverse array of authors. The introduction reflects on Richmond, Virginia, highlighting its complex history marked by deception, conspiracy, and violence. Henry Miller's sardonic remark about preferring to die in Richmond underscores the city's dual nature. Today, Richmond is a blend of elegance and brutality—home to winter balls and garden parties, yet also notorious for crime and drug activity. The city boasts prestigious ad agencies and law firms, alongside a rich tapestry of residents, from the First Families of Virginia to immigrants from various backgrounds. Richmond's social fabric includes strict manners and a sense of neighborliness, but also an underlying tension that cautions against road rage. This juxtaposition of charm and danger creates a fertile ground for noir storytelling, making Richmond a compelling backdrop for tales of moral ambiguity and human complexity.
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Akashic Noir: Richmond Noir, Tom Robbins, David L. Robbins, Howard Owen, Dean King, Tom De Haven, Clay McLeod Chapman, Brian Castleberry, Dennis Danvers, Laura Browder, Andrew Blossom
- Jazyk
- Rok vydání
- 2010
- Vazba
- (měkká)
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- Titul
- Akashic Noir: Richmond Noir
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Tom Robbins, David L. Robbins, Howard Owen, Dean King, Tom De Haven, Clay McLeod Chapman, Brian Castleberry, Dennis Danvers, Laura Browder, Andrew Blossom
- Vydavatel
- Akashic Books
- Rok vydání
- 2010
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 270
- ISBN10
- 1933354984
- ISBN13
- 9781933354989
- Série
- Kategorie
- Štítky
- Detektivky, Současná literatura, Povídky, Napětí, USA, Vraždy, Americká literatura, Sebrané spisy, Ponuré, temné, Noir, Americký jih
- Hodnocení
- 3,4 z 5
- Anotace
- The River City emerges as a hub for gritty noir, featuring brand-new stories from a diverse array of authors. The introduction reflects on Richmond, Virginia, highlighting its complex history marked by deception, conspiracy, and violence. Henry Miller's sardonic remark about preferring to die in Richmond underscores the city's dual nature. Today, Richmond is a blend of elegance and brutality—home to winter balls and garden parties, yet also notorious for crime and drug activity. The city boasts prestigious ad agencies and law firms, alongside a rich tapestry of residents, from the First Families of Virginia to immigrants from various backgrounds. Richmond's social fabric includes strict manners and a sense of neighborliness, but also an underlying tension that cautions against road rage. This juxtaposition of charm and danger creates a fertile ground for noir storytelling, making Richmond a compelling backdrop for tales of moral ambiguity and human complexity.