{"product_id":"the-big-clock-paperback","title":"The Big Clock - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Fearing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicholas Christopher\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic of American noir, part murder mystery and part black comedy, set in dark corners of corporate New York City. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge Stroud is a hard-drinking, tough-talking, none-too-scrupulous writer for a New York media conglomerate that bears a striking resemblance to Time, Inc. in the heyday of Henry Luce. One day, before heading home to his wife in the suburbs, Stroud has a drink with Pauline, the beautiful girlfriend of his boss, Earl Janoth. Things happen. The next day Stroud escorts Pauline home, leaving her off at the corner just as Janoth returns from a trip. The day after that, Pauline is found murdered in her apartment.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanoth knows there was one witness to his entry into Pauline's apartment on the night of the murder; he knows that man must have been the man Pauline was with before he got back; but he doesn't know who he was. Janoth badly wants to get his hands on that man, and he picks one of his most trusted employees to track him down: George Stroud, who else?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a man escape from himself? No book has ever dramatized that question to more perfect effect than \u003ci\u003eThe Big Clock\u003c\/i\u003e, a masterpiece of American noir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKENNETH FEARING\u003c\/b\u003e (1902-1961) was born in Oak Park, Illinois. Voted wittiest boy and class pessimist in high school, he moved to New York City after graduating from the University of Wisconsin. He published several well received volumes of poetry in addition to his novels, including \u003ci\u003eAngel Arms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStranger at Coney Island and other poems\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Big Clock\u003c\/i\u003e was included in \u003ci\u003eThe Library of America's Crime Novels: American Noir of the 30s and 40s\u003c\/i\u003e. The novel has been adapted into two films, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Clock\u003c\/i\u003e (1948) and \u003ci\u003eNo Way Out\u003c\/i\u003e (1987).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNICHOLAS CHRISTOPHER\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Soloist, Veronica, A Trip to the Stars, Franklin Flyer\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003eThe Bestiary\u003c\/i\u003e; several books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Equator: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1972-2004;\u003c\/i\u003e and a nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eSomewhere in the Night: Film Noir \u0026amp; the American City\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Professor in the School of the Arts at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.98 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167059284103,"sku":"9781590171813","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0584ca94903257806bff5d470395f95d.webp?v=1733324914","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-big-clock-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}