Here you go, cl, from Wikipedia: The novel was quite successful and notorious upon publication, and is regarded as one of the more important crime novels of the 20th century. Fast-moving and brief (only about 100 pages long, depending on the edition), the novel's mix of sexuality and violence was startling in its time, and saw the book banned in Boston.
It is also included in the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list.
Awesome. I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it. Is it racy? Maybe it'll be racy.
ReplyDeleteHere you go, cl, from Wikipedia: The novel was quite successful and notorious upon publication, and is regarded as one of the more important crime novels of the 20th century. Fast-moving and brief (only about 100 pages long, depending on the edition), the novel's mix of sexuality and violence was startling in its time, and saw the book banned in Boston.
ReplyDeleteIt is also included in the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list.
KC, thanks for the description.
ReplyDeleteI often feel life should be racier.