{"product_id":"noir-a-hardboiled-postmodern-mystery-9781590206805","title":"Noir: A Hardboiled Postmodern Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNoir\u003c\/em\u003e, the legendary master of postmodernism, Robert Coover, takes the hardboiled detective novel and turns it inside out, giving readers a hallucinatory homage to the Dark City.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Philip M. Noir, a private eye who wanders through a cityscape of eternal rain, flickering neon, and endless dead ends. He is on a case-something about a widow, a corpse, and a mystery that seems to dissolve the moment he nears the truth. But in Coover's hands, the shadows don't just hide secrets; they shift the walls of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Noir navigates a labyrinth of femme fatales, crooked cops, and jazz-soaked dives, the tropes of the classic 1940s \"Black Mask\" era are stripped bare and reassembled into a surreal, rhythmic fever dream. It is a story where the mystery isn't just \"whodunit,\" but whether the world itself-and the man investigating it-actually exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Coover is one of our most playful and daring writers... a master of the linguistic funhouse.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love It: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary Craft: \u003c\/strong\u003e Experience the virtuosic prose of a Pen\/Faulkner Award winner and a titan of American letters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre-Bending: \u003c\/strong\u003e A brilliant subversion of the Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAtmospheric Immersion: \u003c\/strong\u003e Perfect for readers who love the stylized, rain-slicked aesthetics of \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExperimental Mystery: \u003c\/strong\u003e A challenging, rewarding puzzle for fans of Thomas Pynchon and Paul Auster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStep into the rain. The case is open, but the exit is nowhere to be found.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590206805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Robert Coover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403613728949,"sku":"9781590206805","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5965cd35-2392-401b-ba71-8e4a44940870.jpg?v=1774969955","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/noir-a-hardboiled-postmodern-mystery-9781590206805","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}