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Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers by Lee Server
The Essential Guide to More Than 200 Pulp Pioneers and Mass-market Masters
A survey of the scores of well-known and unsung heroes of popular literature. Each of the 200 entries includes a brief biography along with a list of the author's writing credits. Authors covered include V.C. Andrews, Ray Bradbury, Jackie Collins, Ian Fleming, Chester Himes and Lester Dent.From the early days of dime novels to contemporary mass-market paperbacks, pulp fiction is a vital part of popular culture. This volume offers a survey of the scores of well-known and unsung heroes of popular literature. It seeks to cover the entire spectrum of pop literature's greatest entertainers and artists; the multimillion-copy bestsellers; and the inventors of the modern genres, such as the western, the hardboiled detective novel, the spy thriller, science fiction, horror, the legal thriller, crime fiction and the erotic/romance novel. The work also profiles colourful but lesser-known underground figures, as well as a wide variety of talented paperback authors who were never given their due. Each of the 200 entries includes a brief biography along with a list of the author's writing credits. The authors covered include: V.C. Andrews; Ray Bradbury; Jackie Collins; Lester Dent; Ian Fleming; Erle Stanley Gardner; David Goodis; Zane Grey; Chester Himes; Louis L'Amour; H.P. Lovecraft; Mario Puzo; Jacqueline Susann; and more. |
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| Author(s) : Lee Server | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 081604578X | ISBN-13 : 9780816045785 |
| RRP : £12.95 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Facts on File Library of American Literature
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 30/11/2002
Publisher : Facts On File Inc
Page Length : 384mm
Page Size : 235mm