{"product_id":"somewhere-in-the-nightisbn-9781593760978","title":"Somewhere in the Night","description":"Starting with the classic \u003ci\u003eOut of the Past,\u003c\/i\u003e Christopher takes us on the grand tour of the great film noirs. With style and humor, he identifies the genre's central motif — \"The city as labyrinth is key to entering the psychological and aesthetic framework of the film noir\" — and goes on to analyze more than three hundred films from 1940 to the present. Imbuing the language of film with the lyricism so praised in his novels, Christopher draws from his vast knowledge of literature to explore the genre's numerous influences. (Although it was a French critic who coined the term \"film noir,\" Christopher argues that Americans had been shooting films in the genre years even before the term was invented.) Citing cultural, social, and historical influences from all over the world, he effortlessly guides us through the labyrinth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes a new afterword and expanded filmography, making this bold and thoroughly researched book more relevant and comprehensive than ever.\u003cb\u003eNicholas Christopher\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Soloist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVeronica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Trip to the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFranklin Flyer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bestiary\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTiger Rag\u003c\/i\u003e; eight books of poetry, \u003ci\u003eOn Tour with Rita\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of the Island of Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDesperate Characters: A Novella in Verse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Year of the Comet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e5 ̊\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Creation of the Night Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtomic Field\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Equator: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems, 1972-2004\u003c\/i\u003e; a nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eSomewhere in the Night: Film Noir \u0026amp; the American City\u003c\/i\u003e; and a novel for children, \u003ci\u003eThe True Adventures of Nicolo Zen\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303374868709,"sku":"NP9781593760978","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781593760977_3687ee44-8607-4e5e-8146-1b63173cfc54.jpg?v=1730754070","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/somewhere-in-the-nightisbn-9781593760978","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}