A dark, fast-paced proletarian novel originally published in 1949, "Thieves' Market" was written out of the author's youthful experiences as a truc...
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Apr 25, 2011
Ben
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A great, often grueling, but never exploitative novel about the brutal lives of working class men bringing produce to sell to unscrupulous operators at the old fruit and vegetable mart in San Francisco. After reading many many crime novels written in much leaner prose, the lyrical qualities of Bezzerides' prose are striking. Bezzerides notes in his poignant afterword that an early editor noted he had a "long breath" and should write novels; it's too bad that writing for movies and TV
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Jun 01, 2010
Johnny
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This book is right in my wheelhouse. A book about vegetable packers and truckers in postwar Central Valley, California and San Francisco. A story of violence, desperation and deception by the screenwriter of some classic Hollywood noir movies.
The story is thin, but it's in its simplicity that the characters and world of the story are able to shine. The details and the rackets, all about a guy who just wants to sell some apples for a fair price.
A forgotten classic that d More...
The story is thin, but it's in its simplicity that the characters and world of the story are able to shine. The details and the rackets, all about a guy who just wants to sell some apples for a fair price.
A forgotten classic that d More...
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