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David Goodis

    David Goodis was an American noir fiction writer, known for his gritty and suspenseful tales set in the criminal underworld. His works often delve into themes of guilt, fate, and the futile struggle against overwhelming odds. Goodis masterfully evoked atmospheres of dread and despair, placing his characters in morally ambiguous situations where the lines between right and wrong blur. His writing style is characterized by a brisk pace and economical dialogue, lending his narratives a sense of urgency and raw intensity.

    Carrer sense retorn
    Nightfall
    Am Ende der Nacht. Mit e. Nachw. u. e. ausgew. Filmographie von Andre Simonoviescz.
    Der Mond in der Gosse. Einf. v. Martin Compart. Nachw. v. Florian Marzin
    Cassidy's Girl
    Shoot the Piano Player
    • Cassidy's Girl

      • 116 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      They say that a man needs a woman to go to hell with. Cassidy had two. One was Mildred, the wife who kept him chained with ties of fear and jealousy and paralyzing sexual need. The other was Doris, a frail angel with a 100-proof halo and a bottle instead of a harp. With those two, Cassidy found that the ride to hell could be twice as fast. Cassidy's Girl has all the traits that made its author a virtuoso of the hard-boiled: a fiercely compelling ploy; characters who self-destruct in spectacularly unpredictable ways; and an insider's knowledge of all the routes to the bottom.

      Cassidy's Girl2022
    • Eddie, ein gescheiterter Pianist, lebt in einer Kneipe und versucht, seine tragische Vergangenheit zu vergessen. Als sein Bruder um Hilfe bittet, bleibt er hart, doch die Situation zwingt ihn zur Flucht in sein Elternhaus. Dort entwickelt sich eine zarte Beziehung zu einer Kellnerin, bevor das Unvermeidliche geschieht.

      Schießen Sie auf den Pianisten. Roman1998
    • Schiessen Sie auf den Poeten

      Das grosse David-Goodis-Buch ; [zwei Romane, zwei Stories] - Sonderband zum Sonderpreis

      • 508 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      Schiessen Sie auf den Poeten1994