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David Masciotra

David Masciotra
 David Masciotra is the author of I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters (Bloomsbury) and Mellencamp: American Troubadour (University Press of Kentucky). He has also written about politics, music, and literature for many publications, including Salon, No Depression, the Progressive, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.  
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James Lee Burke on Personal Tragedy, National Trauma, and the Search for Salvation

"The story of Eden, and how it influences my work, is not the story of a snake in a tree, but the story of what we are doing to the tree – what we are doing to the Garden."

May 24, 2022  By David Masciotra
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The Existential Noirs of Fuminori Nakamura

The Japanese author is winning international acclaim for his stripped-down, psychologically complex fiction.

January 24, 2022  By David Masciotra
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James Lee Burke on Organized Labor, Corporate Evils, and the Plot to Dumb Down America

The author's newest novel is a searing portrait of the 1960s American West and corporate exploitation.

August 16, 2021  By David Masciotra
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The Dark History of The Indian Runner, Sean Penn's Meditation on American Violence, By Way of Bruce Springsteen

In 1982, Penn was dating Springsteen's sister and became obsessed with the Nebraska track, "Highway Patrolman."

July 30, 2021  By David Masciotra
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Willy Vlautin Is Chronicling the Demolition of the American Dream Live From Portland

Class division and an escalating housing crisis take center stage in the author and musician's latest work.

May 17, 2021  By David Masciotra
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Denzel's Forgotten Florida Noir, "Out of Time," Is Also a Perfect Pandemic Crime Movie

It's a small island with some good friends, lots of adultery, and a very elaborate framing for murder. Welcome to Banyan Key.

April 23, 2021  By David Masciotra
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Hemingway's Politics Were No Secret—Just Read His Only Crime Novel

To Have and Have Not, Hemingway's patchwork Depression-era crime novel, was the story of one man's radicalization.

January 5, 2021  By David Masciotra
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James Lee Burke on Art, Fascism, and the Hijacking of American Christianity

The legendary author's new work may be his most deeply religious to date—and among his darkest.

August 12, 2020  By David Masciotra
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The Evolution of Dave Robicheaux and the Incredible Career of James Lee Burke

For over thirty years, the spiritual Louisiana lawman has been casting a light and chasing demons.

August 7, 2020  By David Masciotra
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The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

In 1979, as the music scene was under threat, one man captured its corruption in true noir fashion.

February 21, 2020  By David Masciotra
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