The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a crime novel by James M. Cain. The novel was successful and notorious upon publication. It is one of the more important crime novels of the 20th century. The novel's mix of sexuality and violence was startling in its time and caused it to be banned in Boston.
James Mallahan Cain was an American author and journalist. Cain vehemently opposed labeling, but he is usually associated with the hardboiled school of American crime fiction and is seen as one of the creators of the roman noir.
