1934

The year of 1934 CE.

This time is part of the Interwar.

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The Weary Blues & The Ways of White Folks

Langston Hughes
Interwar American Literature Poetry Short Story

It’s hard to express just how incredible his verse is. Often, it is the perfect union of opposites. Harsh and beautiful. Joyful and full of grief.

Crime Novels of the 1930s and 1940s

Cornell Woolrich, Edward Anderson, Horace McCoy, James M. Cain, Kenneth Fearing, William Lindsay Gresham
Interwar Contemporary American Crime Noir

For July, I’m going to take a deep dive into American crime noir novels from the 1930s to 1960s, give them a bit of context, and maybe mention a film or two along the way.