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| Author | Ross Macdonald |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Published | 1947 |
| Publication place | United States |
Blue City is a thriller written in 1947 by Ross Macdonald. The novel was originally released under his real name, Kenneth Millar, by Alfred A. Knopf, while a condensed version was serialized in the August and September 1950 issues of Esquire.[1]
One of the novel's earliest translations was into Russian as a 1972 serialization in the literary review Znamaya, where what was perceived to be its exposure of the common cause between capitalism and the gangster ethic was greatly appreciated.[2] Later versions appeared in Italian (1975),[3] Greek (1995),[4] and Portuguese (2000).[5] In 1986, after Macdonald's death, the novel was "very freely" adapted to the disastrous film named after it.[6]
- ^ It's All One Case, 2016, p.16
- ^ Nolan 1999, pp.318, 320
- ^ La città del diavolo
- ^ Μελαγχολική πόλη
- ^ Cidade corrompida
- ^ Vincent Canby, "Blue City FLA", The New York Times, 2 May, 1986