EP15. Southern Noir Narratives
This week’s episode takes us to the American South, where Janet walks us through the origin and proliferation of the Southern Noir genre. Listen in to learn what makes a noir genre specific, and how the South developed such a substantial foothold in this particular canon. See below for Books Mentioned!
Intro song Bookmark and audio editing by Quatroizer.
Logo art by Gabriel de Mello.
Books Mentioned:
Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor
All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby
A Slice of Fried Gold, Taste My Memories by Nick Frost
The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad
The Three Dimensions of Freedom by Billy Bragg
The Gospel Singer by Harry Crews
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? by Horace McCoy
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
