{"product_id":"the-postman-always-rings-twice-double-indemnity-mildred-pierce-and-selected-stories-introduction-by-robert-polito-9780375414381","title":"The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and Selected Stories: Introduction by Robert Polito","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese three classics from the master of the noir novel, along with five otherwise unavailable short stories, are electric with the taut narrative voice, the suspense, and the explosive violence and eroticism that were James M. Cain's indelible hallmarks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCain's first novel-the subject of an obscenity trial in Boston, the inspiration for Camus's \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e-is the fever-pitched tale of a drifter who stumbles into a job, into an erotic obsession, and into a murder. \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e-which followed \u003ci\u003ePostman\u003c\/i\u003e so quickly, Cain's readers hardly had a chance to catch their breath-is a tersely narrated story of blind passion, duplicity, and, of course, murder. \u003ci\u003eMildred Pierce\u003c\/i\u003e, a work of acute psychological observation and devastating emotional violence, is the tale of a woman with a taste for shiftless men and an unreasoned devotion to her monstrous daughter. All three novels were immortalized in classic Hollywood films. Also included here are five masterful stories-\"Pastorale,\" \"The Baby in the Icebox,\" \"Dead Man,\" \"Brush Fire,\" \"The Girl in the Storm\"-that have been out of print for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375414381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.10w x 1.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2003 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"James M. Cain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43896892194997,"sku":"9780375414381","price":30.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_07af26ac-4d3e-47c6-bffb-8364c5cdfda5.jpg?v=1712632693","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-postman-always-rings-twice-double-indemnity-mildred-pierce-and-selected-stories-introduction-by-robert-polito-9780375414381","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}