This is a website for the fans of john franklin bardin. John franklin bardins most acclaimed work plays a vir. Published by canongate crime january 2001 2001 isbn 10. John franklin bardin wrote several books, but there was a productive period starting in with the deadly percheron reaching publication, followed by the last of philip banter and devil take the bluetailed fly k where he had more like a tiger by the tail. After an unhappy childhood he left the university of cincinnati in his first year to find a fulltime job. Devil take the bluetail flyby john franklin bardin this is a masterpiece of the suspense genre that is also a work of great literature.
Bardin lore a fervent music fan, john wrote devil take the bluetail fly during a period of time when he was listening almost exclusively to the goldberg variations, overandover again. The similarities to hammett have been noted by jon thompson, dashiell. New york county bardin moved to greenwich village, new york. The john franklin bardin omnibus john franklin bardin home. Deadly percheron limited the deadly percheron by john franklin bardin. Devil take the bluetail fly 1948 by john franklin bardin this is the final novel in the bardin omnibus that i bought last year. John franklin bardin s most acclaimed work plays a virtuoso performance on music and madness in this unforgettable thriller. The most unreliable narrators, from agatha christie to. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. In 1946 new york, ellen, a worldrenowned musician, is suffering from the effects of her latest mental breakdown.
Devil take the bluetail fly john franklin bardin 30 copies 2001 canongate pb. Civilization, repression and the modern horror film radical. The schizophrenic protagonist in john franklin bardin s devil take the bluetail fly and jim thompsons the killer inside me. Devil take the bluetail fly by john franklin bardin fantastic fiction. An ordeal appears to be over, and ellen is happy, excited, and a bit unsettled about finally being able to go home. Devil take the bluetail fly classic crime john franklin bardin on amazon.
He became a tickettaker and bouncer at a local rollerskating rink and educated himself by working at night, reading and clerking in a bookstore. Ellen, a world class harpsichordist, leaves a mental institution to go back to new york with her conductor husband basil. John franklin bardins most acclaimed work plays a virtuoso performance on music and madness in this unforgettable thriller. The devil take the bluetail fly, and the end of philip banter all within a very short period of time. Devil take the bluetail fly by john franklin bardin book cover, description, publication history. The story about a concert musician coming home from a asylum and being confused about the actions of her husband and acquaintances simply doesnt hold together.
Devil take the bluetail fly classic crime bardin, john franklin on. Editions of devil take the bluetail fly by john franklin. Devil take the bluetail fly is a complex, surreal psychodrama. He was 64 years old and a resident of the east village. An american crime fiction writer, he is known for such novels as the deadly percheron, the last of philip banter, and devil take the bluetail fly.
Ellen, a world class harpsichordist, leaves a mental institution. Devil take the bluetail fly canongate crime classics john franklin bardin. He wrote several more novels later but under pen names, and. In new york, in 1946, ellen returns home to her husband after the breakdown that has interrupted her career as one of the citys most gifted harpsichordists. He was the author of three crime novels written from 1946 to 1948. Devil take the bluetail fly begins with ellen purcells last day at the psychiatric institution where she has spent the past two years. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Welcome to the official john franklin bardin web page. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. He published his final work, purloining tiny, in 1978. Devil take the bluetail fly by john franklin bardin is. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Devil take the bluetail fly john franklin bardin 87. In 1946, bardin entered a period of intense creativity during which he wrote three crime novels that have since become genrespanning classics. John franklin bardin was born in cincinnati, ohio in 1916 and moved to greenwich village, new york city in 1943. Devil take the bluetail fly 1948 john franklin bardin. The schizophrenic protagonist in john franklin bardins devil take the bluetail fly and jim thompsons the killer inside memore. The deadly percheron table of contents the deadly percheron copyright easy money gift horse a question of motivation non compos mentis in which a man runs down. John franklin bardin november 30, 1916 july 9, 1981 was an american crime writer, best. Sadly, it is out of print almost everywhere and no one has. The martin beck award is an award given by the swedish crime writers academy svenska deckarakademin for the best crime novel in translation. Rebus and edinburgh, a match made in the oxford bar.
The deadly percheron, the last of philip banter, and devil take the bluetail fly. After studying engineering at the university of cincinnati, he worked for edwin bird wilson, inc. Take the bluetail fly which went unpublished in the u. Over the next terrifying weeks, she will be both the criminal and the agonised victim. It is one of the most prestigious international crimewriting awards. John franklin bardin, a novelist, editor and publicity man, died at beth israel hospital on july 9.
Bardin resided in new york citys east village until his death in 1981. Devil take the bluetail fly 1948 by john franklin bardin. The deadly percheron, the last of philip banter, devil take the bluetail fly penguin crime fiction 25nov1976. Devil take the bluetail fly in england 1948 by victor gollancz. John franklin bardin bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Many of the novels scenes take place at night or around dusk or dawn. Devil take the blue tail fly 1948 is an odd, accomplished noir, almost as effective as bardins earlier the deadly percheron 1946, but this time bardin draws his inspiration not from the detective thriller but instead from the brooding womens pictures of the post ww ii period. John franklin bardin is the man who between 1946 and 1948 in a period of 18 months published three novelsthe deadly percheron, the last of philip banter and devil take the blue. In the united states 1967 by macfaddenbartell paperback.
But on the way to the subway, he is struck ell behind and passes out. Search for library items search for lists search for. In 1946, bardin entered a period of intense creativity during which he wrote three crime novels that were relatively unsuccessful at first, one of them not even being published in america until the late 1960s, but which have since become wellregarded cult novels. If, at any time, you wish to find our text only version, please use the text only home page link on this page. John franklin bardin, novelist and editor, 64 the new. This is the final novel in the bardin omnibus that i bought last year. Devil take the bluetail fly by john franklin bardin goodreads. John franklin bardin was born in cincinnati in 1916. Devil take the bluetail fly is not a good book, to put it charitably. Bardin lived in new york citys east village until his death in 1981. Returning to basil, her husband, after a nervous breakdown, ellen, a gifted concert harpsichordist, learns that he has fallen in love with someone else.
Find our large assortment of devil take for sale today on the internet. Click to read more about devil take the bluetail fly by john franklin bardin. Both of my last two reads, the deadly percheron 1947 and the last of philip banter 1947, have given me high expectations with this author, but had they perhaps set the bar too high. John franklin bardin 19161981 was born in cincinnati, ohio.
Devil take the bluetail fly by john franklin bardin. John franklin bardin was an american crime writer, best known for three novels he wrote between 1946 and 1948. Bardin, john franklin, devil take the bluetail fly 1948, new york. Devil take the bluetail fly classic crime john franklin bardin on. After successfully caring and watching out for her for a long time, john.
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