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In 1996, a swelllooking babe was released as hit me, and 1997 saw the release of this world, then the fireworks from thompson s short story of that name. A swell looking babe is a novel written by jim thompson in 1954. A swelllooking babe mulholland classic kindle edition. A richlyimagined crime narrative of the oedipal and betrayal, a swelllooking babe is thompson at his very best a cornerstone in thompson s enduring legacy as the dimestore dostoyevsky of american fiction. A swelllooking babe by jim thompson and duane swierczynski overview it was supposed to be only a temporary job something to pay the bills until dusty could get his feet back on the ground and raise enough money for medical school. A swelllooking babe by jim thompson book cover, description, publication history.
A swell looking babe is typical of so many jim thompson books. The grifters, with a hell of a woman, the killer inside me, a swelllooking babe, and pop. A swelllooking babe 1954 is another entertaining crime novel from jim thompson. A swelllooking babe is an excellent read with riveting details and a fastmoving plot, but the bulk of the story, the subversive elements thatll work on you, those are separate from the action. In this novel dusty rhodes, a young bellhop at the manton hotel, who is working to support his unemployed father finds trouble in the form of a swell looking babe who checks into the hotel unaccompanied and with a gangsterish hotel resident. A swell looking babe was a midcareer paperback original from hardboiled king jim thompson that was originally released in 1954 by lion books. A swelllooking babe bad books for bad people, episode 28. A swelllooking babe by jim thompson, 9780316403924, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Crime masterworks by thompson, jim paperback book the a swelllooking babe crime masterworks by thompson, jim paperback book. A swelllooking babe crime masterworks book 32 ebook. Nov 01, 2011 a swelllooking babe ebook written by jim thompson. Listen to swelllooking babe audiobook by jim thompson. There were similar overtones in a swelllooking babe, as well as a pair of incestuous siblings in his short story, this world, then the fireworks. A richlyimagined crime narrative of the oedipal and betrayal, a swelllooking babe is thompson at his very besta cornerstone in thompson s enduring legacy as.
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A richly imagined crime narrative of the oedipal and betrayal, a swelllooking babe is thompson at his very best a cornerstone in thompsons enduring legacy as the dimestore dostoyevsky of american fiction. A swelllooking babe 1954 thompson uses his experience as a former hotel bellboy to supply the authentic background to this novel about bill dusty rhodes, a bright, goodlooking young nightporter who finds himself embroiled in the seductive texas underworld. For those of you who may need a refresher or a cluing in, jim thompson is the brains behind the books the grifters, pop. A swelllooking babe is an american crime novel by jim thompson. Jim thompson the manton looks like a respectable hotel. Jim thompson books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. A division of the creative arts book company of berkeley, california, black lizard specialized in reprinting forgotten crime fiction and noir fiction writers and novels originally released between the 1930s and the 1960s, many of. Cigarettes and alchohol the extraordinary life of jim. But sometimes looks can kill, as jim thompson demonstrates in this vision of the crime novel as gothic. At the table of jim thompson is a unique introduction to the house of jim thompson and the cuisine served at the three jim thompson restaurants in bangkok, one which is located just outside the jim thompson house, another within the main silk shop and the third in an old house on saladaeng road. Read a swell looking babe by jim thompson available from rakuten kobo. A swell looking babe finds thompson at his sharpest, weaving a taut tale of a bellboy who finds himself drawn into a seedy series of schemes that might actually be about altogether differentand far darkerthemes. Jim thompson made his literary debut in 1942 with now and on earth.
Much of the narrative takes place in the manton hotel. Jan 15, 2008 it was jims adolescent experiences as a bellboy working at the hotel texas for two years in the early 1920s that provided a lot of background information to many of the memorable novels he would later write in particular, a swelllooking babe. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Cigarettes and alchohol the extraordinary life of jim thompson. Every one of thompsons books was out of print in the u.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a swell looking babe mulholland classic. Im glad i got this, it sounds like a book i will like and im looking forward to reading it. A richlyimagined crime narrative of the oedipal and betrayal, a swelllooking babe is thompson at his very best a cornerstone in thompsons enduring legacy as the dimestore dostoyevsky of american fiction. A richlyimagined crime narrative of the oedipal and betrayal, a swelllooking babe is thompson at his very besta cornerstone in thompson s enduring legacy as the dimestore dostoyevsky of american fiction. A richlyimagined crime narrative of the oedipal and betrayal, a swelllooking babe is thompson at his very besta cornerstone in thompsons enduring legacy as the dimestore dostoyevsky of american fiction. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a swelllooking babe. Aug 05, 2014 buy the paperback book a swell looking babe by jim thompson at indigo. A legendary alcoholic six pints of whiskey a day, he died broke, none of his books in print. Aug 05, 2014 a swell looking babe is typical of so many jim thompson books. Ive read quite a few of jim thompsons potboiler books, and a swelllooking babe is one of the most enjoyable. A hell of a woman and a swelllooking babe by eddie richey.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Although he was praised by critics during his lifetime, thompson gained little commercial success in comparison. Jim thompson 19061977 was an american author of hardboiled crime fiction. A swelllooking babe by thompson, jim a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition.
Buy a swelllooking babe by jim thompson online at alibris. A swelllooking babe by jim thompson overdrive rakuten. A swell looking babe crime masterworks book 32 ebook. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Intervening years have seen a reassessment of his work, with stephen king singing his praises and cultural historian geoffrey obrien dubbing. No one could ever accuse jim thompson of playing it safe. It has a heist, a femme fatale, doublecrosses, incest, rape, mobsters, cops, and its a bit of a mess. Condition is new, still enclosed in the publishers original shrinkwrap. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Unfortunately, this books s for jim thompson and noir fans only. The mini thompson boom continued with james foleys after dark, my sweet 1990, steven shainbergs hit me 1996, adapted from thompson s 1954 book a swelllooking babe, and michael oblowitzs. A swell looking babe by jim thompson and duane swierczynski overview it was supposed to be only a temporary job something to pay the bills until dusty could get his feet back on the ground and raise enough money for medical school. Buy swell looking babe vintage crimeblack lizard by thompson, jim from amazons fiction books store. Despite gaining positive critics notably by anthony boucher, he was little recognized in his lifetime.
Both of these titles were written in the 1950s by jim thompson, perhaps the darkest of all noir writers. A swell looking babe is my fourth thompson book, after the killer inside me, the grifters, and after dark, my sweet, all of which i liked a bit better, but this is still a book by the writer stephen king said was his favorite. He wrote more than 30 books majority of which were original paperback. Nov 01, 2011 listen to swell looking babe audiobook by jim thompson. A swelllooking babe wisconsin public library consortium. The protagonist is bill dusty rhoades, a bellboy in a secondrate hotel. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. It was supposed to be only a temporary job something to pay the bills until dusty could get his feet back on the ground and raise. When thompson s fortunes were fading, he made the acquaintance of writer harlan ellison who had long admired thompson s books. The grifters, with a hell of a woman, the killer inside me, a swell looking babe, and pop.
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