Nightmare Alley: now a major feature film starring Bradley Cooper by William Lin

Description: Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Guillermo del Toro, with a star-studded cast including Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Toni Collette and Rooney Mara. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Stanton Carlisle, employed as a carny at a travelling circus watches their freak-show geek - an abject alcoholic, the object of the voyeuristic crowds gleeful disgust and derision - and wonders how a man could fall so low. Theres no way in hell, he vows, that anything like that will ever happen to him.Unlike the tragic figure he sees before him, Stan is young, clever and ambitious and quick to learn from the other carnival acts. Initially teaming up with a beautiful but vulnerable woman as part of a double act in which he mesmerises her, Stan soon leaves his circus days behind him, becoming a successful spiritualist who exploits the weak and the wealthy.But even the very best con men can meet their match....Nightmare Alley is a forgotten classic of Depression-era America; a brilliant, horrifying, compulsive journey into the true darkness of the human mind. Author Biography Nightmare Alley was American writer William Lindsay Greshams first book, and was a bestseller, subsequently adapted into a film in 1947. The novel was in part inspired by conversations Gresham had with a former sideshow employee whom he befriended while volunteering during the Spanish Civil War.Gresham followed Nightmare Alley with one further piece of fiction, and three works of non-fiction, but was unable to replicate the success of his debut. Gresham married three times, and his second wife, the poet and novelist Joy Davidman later (on her death bed) became the wife of British author C.S. Lewis. An early adopter of Scientology, which he later denounced, Gresham overcame his alcoholism via Alcoholics Anonymous but struggled with his mental health. Facing a diagnosis of terminal cancer, he committed suicide in 1962. In his pocket were found business cards reading, No Address. No Phone. No Business. No Money. Retired. Review More than just a steamy noir classic. As a portrait of the human condition, Nightmare Alley is a creepy, all-too-harrowing masterpiece * Washington Post *Along with The Grapes of Wrath and They Shoot Horses, Dont They?, this is a great American Depression-era novel. Read and shudder. And relish * Guardian *A brilliant and horrific book * The Times *The nightmare of the title rings true, for this delirious and unstoppable novel ... inverts the American dream ... Never was noir more autobiographical than here… Nightmare Alley remains a masterpiece * Los Angeles Times * Promotional A cool, cruel, rediscovered classic of American noir in which a ruthless conman who preys on the wealthy and the weak finally meets his match when he teams up with a beautiful female psychologistNow a major motion picture, directed by Guillermo del Toro Review Quote The nightmare of the title rings true, for this delirious and unstoppable novel ... inverts the American dream ... Never was noir more autobiographical than here... Nightmare Alley remains a masterpiece Promotional "Headline" A cool, cruel, rediscovered classic of American noir in which a ruthless conman who preys on the wealthy and the weak finally meets his match when he teams up with a beautiful female psychologist Soon to be a major motion picture, directed by Guillermo del Toro Feature NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE : directed by Guillermo del Toro (his first film after the Oscar-winning The Shape of Water ) and starring Cate Blanchett, Bradley Cooper, Toni Collette and Rooney Mara. Details ISBN1526640864 Year 2021 ISBN-10 1526640864 ISBN-13 9781526640864 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-11-30 UK Release Date 2021-11-30 Pages 400 Imprint Raven Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-11-30 NZ Release Date 2021-11-30 Author William Lindsay Gresham Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Subtitle now a major feature film starring Bradley Cooper DEWEY 813.52 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134015219;

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