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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.
Nov 30, 2021 · Gresham’s wicked lyricism is unique: a gutter literacy that probes the stars, at times a celestial literacy that probes the gutter. The nightmare alley into which William Lindsay Gresham leads us is not one of moral depravity, for the nicety of morality has nothing to do with it.
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 .
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.
A classic noir novel about a carny who becomes a spiritualist and falls into a web of deception and betrayal. Learn about the author, the book's plot, themes, and reviews from the Goodreads community.
William Lindsay Gresham has 20 books on Goodreads with 25206 ratings. William Lindsay Gresham’s most popular book is Nightmare Alley.
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