by Jim Thompson · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429727739
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«1.280 ànimes» is a crime novel by Jim Thompson, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (176 pages, in Catalan).
The title refers to the population of a small town in the American Midwest around 1910, whose sheriff has kept his post by tolerating the shady dealings of his neighbors. When the community wants to get rid of such a corrupt lawman, his mind spins self-justifications and ends up contemplating crime as a way out.
The novel originally appeared as Pop. 1280 in 1964; this edition, translated into Catalan by Carme Geronès Planagumà and Carles Urritz Geli, belongs to the Seleccions de la Cua de Palla collection.
A read for fans of crime fiction, psychological suspense and stories of crime in rural settings.
James Myers Thompson was an American novelist and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction.
