The Postman Always Rings Twice (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: James M. Cain
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1933
- Setting: Southern California
- Principal Characters: Frank Chambers, Nick Papadakis, Cora Papadakis, Mr. Sackett, Mr. Katz, Madge Allen
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, Depression, economic, 1930’s, American Dream, California, West, U.S., Adultery, Mysteries
- Locales: Southern California
The Story:
For years, Frank Chambers had been in trouble with the law as he drifted back and forth across California, always looking for a con or a dollar. When he came to Nick Papadakis’ restaurant, he saw the same old dreams invested in a tiny hash house just like all the restaurants down the road. The one difference was that this hash house contained Cora, a svelte, beautiful, sensuous woman who had married her Greek husband to get out of an even worse life as a waitress in Los Angeles. She had won a beauty contest in the Midwest and taken a bus to California. There, when...
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