Alabama noir
(Book)
Contributors
Noble, Donald R., editor,
Published
Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, [2020].
ISBN
9781617758089, 1617758086
Status
Villa Park Public Library - Mystery
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Flossmoor Public Library - Stacks | MYS FIC ALA | On Shelf |
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Floor | FICTION ALABAMA | On Shelf |
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Published
Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, [2020].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
255 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781617758089, 1617758086
Notes
Description
"There must be places like Hawaii where the idea of noir would be difficult to accommodate. Sunshine, drinks in a coconut, warm beaches, and leis do not generate the fear, darkness, and despair on which noir thrives. Alabama also has plenty of sunshine, some lovely beaches, and only a few foggy waterfronts where miscreants lurk, but it has been a famously dark place. Americans of a certain age read in their daily papers about the burning of the Freedom Riders' bus in Anniston and about the KKK beating those riders at the Birmingham and Montgomery bus stations in May 1961, with the silent cooperation of law enforcement. Americans actually watched, on the evening news, the German shepherds and fire hoses used on demonstrators in Birmingham and the violence at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. These days, Alabama has truly turned a corner on race, but the past will not, should not, and in fact cannot be forgotten. We are aware of the past here on a daily basis... The stories [in Alabama Noir] range from the deadly grim to some that are actually mildly humorous. We see desperate behavior on the banks of the Tennessee River, in the neighborhoods of Birmingham, in the affluent suburbs of Mobile, in a cemetery in Montgomery, and even on the deceptively pleasant beaches of the Gulf of Mexico."--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Noble, D. R. (2020). Alabama noir . Akashic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Noble, Donald R.. 2020. Alabama Noir. Akashic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Noble, Donald R.. Alabama Noir Akashic Books, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Noble, Donald R.. Alabama Noir Akashic Books, 2020.
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