The Black Dahlia is a neo-noir novel by James Ellroy based on true events. It is considered the book that elevated Ellroy out of typical genre writer status and with which he started to garner critical attention as a serious writer of literature. One of the first essays to come to the defense of crime fiction as a serious form of literature was Leslie Fiedler’s 1969 Cross the Border — Close the Gap.
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actually i think the film is already out or at least promoted. i’m definitely looking forward to the film! i’m reading a book on the case (written by wolfe). not extremely believable but still interesting. i still need to read ellroy’s book believe it or not.
Yes, I just checked it, and the film opens for wide release tomorrow. However, the first new release on my list is the German adaptation of Houllebecq’s Elementary_Particles. If you see Black Dahlia, tell us what you thought of it.
Jan