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Thompson, Jim

James Myers "Jim" Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. His father was of Scottish origin while his mother had Cherokee roots, of which the son was very proud. As an author, he went pretty much unnoticed during his lifetime: it was first in the 1970s that literary researchers started to discuss his books, and after his death, he has come to be acknowledged as one of the most important names...

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Keeler, Harry Stephen

The American author Harry Stephen Keeler was one of a kind. He wrote some seventy novels that are a blend of crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy. They have been described as surreal and absurd, and some even as unreadable. He made up his own vocabulary and dialects, and he completely disregarded logical plotlines.
Keeler published nothing in English towards the end of his life, but a...

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