Special VWOP feature: American Detective Fiction: The Translations Were Too Short

By Trent

Hey, folks! This is something I’m really excited to present.

The French Série noire translations of American crime fiction novels, along with American film noir, were hugely influential on French New Wave directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Melville. (The shot above this post is from (sort-of) Parker adaptation Made in U.S.A. directed […]

Posted by Trent on June 3rd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

The “Cold” Books by Tom Piccirilli

By Trent

Author Tom Piccirilli writes that his “Cold” books (The Cold Spot and The Coldest Mile to date) are inspired by Gold Medal paperbacks, including those by our favorite:

The Cold books are heavily influenced by the 50s [sic, in Stark’s case at least] Gold Medal classic authors such as David […]

Posted by Trent on April 4th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Other Crime Novels | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)