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William Lindsay Gresham (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ ʃ ə m /; August 20, 1909 – September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly well-regarded among readers of noir. His best-known work is Nightmare Alley (1946), which was adapted to film in 1947 and 2021.
William Lindsay Gresham (August 20, 1909 – September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly regarded among readers of noir. His best-known work is Nightmare Alley (1946), which was adapted into a 1947 film starring Tyrone Power. Gresham was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
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28 de jan. de 2022 · por Ritter Fan 28 de janeiro de 2022 1,2K views. Mais famosa obra de William Lindsay Gresham, O Beco das Ilusões Perdidas (ou, em tradução direta do título original, Beco do Pesadelo) foi concebido quando ele lutava na Guerra Civil Espanhola e conheceu um funcionário de um circo ou feira itinerante.
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Nightmare Alley is a novel by American writer William Lindsay Gresham, published in 1946. It is a study of the depths of show business and its immoral inhabitants—the dark, shadowy world of a second-rate carnival filled with hustlers, scheming grifters, and Machiavellian femmes fatales.
William Lindsay Gresham (1909-62) foi um escritor norte americano, muito conhecido por suas obras no gênero noir. Publicado em 1946, O beco das ilusões perdidas nasceu entre o fim de 1938 e o início de 1939, inverno no hemisfério norte, em um povoado próximo a Valencia, Espanha.
Learn about the life and work of William Lindsay Gresham, a writer, editor, and friend of C.S. Lewis. Explore his correspondence and papers collections at Wheaton College Archives.
30 de nov. de 2021 · Nick Tosches praises the underappreciated genius of Gresham's 1946 novel, a classic of fear and manipulation. He explores the influences of the Spanish Civil War, psychoanalysis, tarot, and alcohol on Gresham's writing.
