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  1. James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American prose writer and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction . Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications, published from the late-1940s through mid-1950s. Despite some positive critical notice—notably ...

  2. Aug 6, 2020 · The writer’s fiction dismantles point-by-point the classical hard-boiled heroes whose word was good and whose ethics were reliable. ... Jim Thompson drew for the first time a picture of the ...

  3. Jim Thompson was an American author and screenwriter famously known for his hardboiled crime fiction. He wrote more than 30 books majority of which were original paperback. Despite gaining positive critics notably by Anthony Boucher, he was little recognized in his lifetime. He was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma and began writing at an early age.

  4. Jim Thompson (born Sept. 27, 1906, Anadarko, Okla., U.S.—died April 7, 1977, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his paperback pulp novels narrated by seemingly normal men who are revealed to be psychopathic. After graduating from the University of Nebraska, Thompson worked in a number of odd jobs ...

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  5. James Myers Thompson was a United States writer of novels, short stories and screenplays, largely in the hardboiled style of crime fiction. Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications by pulp fiction houses, from the late-1940s through mid-1950s. Despite some positive critical notice ...

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  7. Sep 27, 2018 · Jim Thompson was one of the grimmest, grittiest crime writers out there. Although his books were not particularly well received during his lifetime, Thompson’s stature as a hardboiled writer has only grown in the years since his death.

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