Annal:1983 Edgar Allan Poe Award® for Best Critical/Biographical Work
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Results of the Edgar Allan Poe Award® in the year 1983. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- Edgar Allan Poe Award® for Best Critical/Biographical Work
- Nonfiction books
- Nonfiction authors
- Biography books
- Biography authors
- Mystery/Suspense books
- Mystery/Suspense authors.
Cain: The Biography of James M. Cain
- 1983 Edgar-Critical/Biography winner
- Score: 10.33
“I never knew a writer who regarded (writing) as anything but a refined form of crucifixion.”—James M. Cain
Despite that crusty dictum from James M. Cain, he did write continually for 63 years, producing far more than he was able to publish. His greatest works—The Postman Always Rings Twice, Mildred Pierce, and Double Indemnity—not only defined the hard-boiled style, but are also enduring classics of American literature.
During interviews with Cain for a profile in the Washingtonian, journalist Roy Hoopes found that Cain was not…
