Moon In Gutter Book

Among these novels is the moon in the gutter written in 1953 and set in a poor decaying section of philadelphia.

Moon in gutter book.

You can download the moon in the gutter. Five noir novels of the 1940s and 50s library of america each of the five books deserves individual attention. The moon in the gutter french. Thanks to ej lee for providing the fantastic art we used in the cultural gutter book.

David goodis the moon in the gutter robert polito editor library of america e book classics volume compilation notes and chronology copyright 2012 by literary. The book is included in a collection of five goodis novels recently published by the library of america. The moon in the gutter is a fantastic read if you don t mind fiction where there isn t a single character who is any better off at the end than they were at the beginning. The moon in the gutter is a well wrought rat trap full of an engaging cast of cagemates.

The books are sold in traditional fresh markets interprovincial bus connection joints and even petrol stations. Most of the action takes place at night with the moon as the prominent symbol. The book is much more concerned with character and with setting than with plot. Although it immediately followed beineix s big commercial success diva and featured two very big stars gérard depardieu and nastassja kinski the moon in the gutter was not well received by critics or audiences and failed.

I even wanted to visit dugan s at least once dive as it is. The cultural gutter s signature nail polish disreputable was created by andrea evans of my pretty zombie. La lune dans le caniveau is a 1983 french drama film directed by jean jacques beineix it was entered into the 1983 cannes film festival. In the rough guide to crime fiction 2007 barry forshaw cites the moon in the gutter as his representative goodis text in arguing that of all the noir novelists goodis comes the closest to the existential angst of camus and sartre.

And to think that this book was lodged on my bookshelf for a year gathering dust. It captures extensively the waterfront the cheap dives the streets and the desperate people that make the novel. It s a short book and the plotting is a little thin. Thanks to gutter aesthetic director brian kirby for all his swank art.

Follow us on twitter and facebook. He called these local cartoons moon in the gutter. David goodis is commonly ranked in the top tier of noir novelists and the moon in the gutter is commonly ranked among his best work. But goodis does not flinch once in setting forth a narrative that drips with despair and utter hopelessness.