Heart of Darkness: Noir and Crime Fiction

Categories: Genre | Noir | Writing

Noir authors and literary critics discuss the noir genre, how the setting can compliment or contrast between the dark tones of the novel, the genre’s avoidance of happy endings, and balancing gratuity and comedy in noir.

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