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What are American noir crime novels characterized by?
What are American noir crime novels characterized by?
dark and gritty tone, morally ambiguous characters, and complex plots
Who is credited with creating the American noir crime novel?
Who is credited with creating the American noir crime novel?
Dashiell Hammett
What is the name of Hammett's famous novel?
What is the name of Hammett's famous novel?
The Maltese Falcon
Where are Hammett's novels usually set?
Where are Hammett's novels usually set?
Who is Hammett's protagonist in 'The Maltese Falcon'?
Who is Hammett's protagonist in 'The Maltese Falcon'?
What are Chandler's novels known for?
What are Chandler's novels known for?
Who is Chandler's famous protagonist?
Who is Chandler's famous protagonist?
What does Marlowe investigate in Chandler's novels?
What does Marlowe investigate in Chandler's novels?
What is notable about Chandler's writing?
What is notable about Chandler's writing?
What is the distinctive style of American noir crime novels?
What is the distinctive style of American noir crime novels?
What are crime novels known for?
What are crime novels known for?
What are the two most popular crime novel genres in the 20th century?
What are the two most popular crime novel genres in the 20th century?
When can the origins of crime fiction be traced back to?
When can the origins of crime fiction be traced back to?
Who wrote the first detective story?
Who wrote the first detective story?
What did Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle contribute to the detective story genre?
What did Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle contribute to the detective story genre?
What is American Noir crime fiction known for?
What is American Noir crime fiction known for?
When were American Noir crime novels written?
When were American Noir crime novels written?
Who are two famous American Noir novelists?
Who are two famous American Noir novelists?
What will the essay explore?
What will the essay explore?
What are the various subgenres of crime fiction?
What are the various subgenres of crime fiction?
American noir crime novels gained popularity in the 1800s.
American noir crime novels gained popularity in the 1800s.
American noir crime novels are characterized by their dark and gritty tone.
American noir crime novels are characterized by their dark and gritty tone.
The protagonists of American noir crime novels are often hard-boiled detectives or private investigators.
The protagonists of American noir crime novels are often hard-boiled detectives or private investigators.
American noir crime novels feature morally unambiguous characters.
American noir crime novels feature morally unambiguous characters.
Dashiell Hammett is often credited with creating the American noir crime novel.
Dashiell Hammett is often credited with creating the American noir crime novel.
Chandler's novels are set in Los Angeles.
Chandler's novels are set in Los Angeles.
Chandler's novels feature protagonists who are tough and cynical.
Chandler's novels feature protagonists who are tough and cynical.
American noir crime novels are known for their use of witty dialogue.
American noir crime novels are known for their use of witty dialogue.
American noir crime novels are characterized by their complex plots.
American noir crime novels are characterized by their complex plots.
American noir crime novels are known for their fatalistic worldview.
American noir crime novels are known for their fatalistic worldview.
American Noir crime novels were written during the Great Depression and after World War II.
American Noir crime novels were written during the Great Depression and after World War II.
Crime novels are not popular among readers.
Crime novels are not popular among readers.
Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' is considered the first detective story.
Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' is considered the first detective story.
British crime novels are not a popular genre.
British crime novels are not a popular genre.
Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle popularized the detective story with their own works.
Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle popularized the detective story with their own works.
American Noir crime novels are known for their light and humorous style.
American Noir crime novels are known for their light and humorous style.
Crime fiction has not evolved into various subgenres.
Crime fiction has not evolved into various subgenres.
Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler are two famous American Noir novelists.
Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler are two famous American Noir novelists.
American Noir crime novels are characterized by dark and gritty style.
American Noir crime novels are characterized by dark and gritty style.
The 'whodunit' structure is not used in modern crime fiction.
The 'whodunit' structure is not used in modern crime fiction.
