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Film noir
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Fictional works using the crime formula, but in which crime becomes a dark metaphor that is symptomatic of what is wrong with society, rather than simply a single aberration from the norm. The film noir world is one of disillusionment and full of pervasive evil, guilt, fear, and paranoia. The protagonists are frequently anti-heroic hardboiled detectives, and are surrounded by corrupt characters that may include a femme fatale.
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- La Fouchardiere, Georges de, 1874-1946
- Bourde, Paul, 1851-1914
- Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995
- Giovanni, José, 1923-2004
- Wood, Edward D. (Edward Davis), 1924-1978
- Cleary, Jon, 1917-2010
- Janeway, Elizabeth
- Lyon, Mabel Dana, 1897-1982
- Short, Elizabeth, 1924-1947
- Dunne, John Gregory, 1932-2003
- Moran, George Clarence, 1893-1957
- Capone, Al, 1899-1947
- Sheldon, Edward, 1886-1946
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