Now and on Earth

1942 novel by Jim Thompson
Now and on Earth
First edition
AuthorJim Thompson
LanguageEnglish
PublisherModern Age
Publication date
1942
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint

Now and On Earth is a 1942 novel by Jim Thompson. It was his first published novel.[1]

Plot

Set in San Diego during World War II, it is a semi-autobiographical novel of the author's life working in an airplane manufacturing plant during the war years and the frustrations he endured there and in his personal life at the time. The main character is named James Dillon, a pen name under which Thompson previously published short stories.

References

  1. ^ Geffner, David (November–December 2009). "Soul of a Writer". Humanities.
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Works by Jim Thompson
Novels
  • Now and on Earth (1942)
  • Heed the Thunder (1946)
  • Nothing More Than Murder (1949)
  • The Killer Inside Me (1952)
  • Cropper's Cabin (1952)
  • Recoil (1953)
  • The Alcoholics (1953)
  • Savage Night (1953)
  • Bad Boy (1953)
  • The Criminal (1953)
  • The Golden Gizmo (1954)
  • Roughneck (1954)
  • A Swell-Looking Babe (1954)
  • A Hell of a Woman (1954)
  • The Nothing Man (1954)
  • After Dark, My Sweet (1955)
  • The Kill-Off (1957)
  • Wild Town (1957)
  • The Getaway (1958)
  • The Transgressors (1961)
  • The Grifters (1963)
  • Pop. 1280 (1964)
  • Texas by the Tail (1965)
  • South of Heaven (1967)
  • Child of Rage (1972)
  • King Blood (1973)
  • Fireworks: The Lost Writings of Jim Thompson (1988)
  • The Rip-Off (1989)
Films
  • The Killing (1956)
  • Paths of Glory (1957)
  • The Getaway (1972)
  • The Killer Inside Me (1976)
  • Série noire (1979)
  • Coup de Torchon (1981)
  • The Kill-Off (1989)
  • After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
  • The Grifters (1990)
  • The Getaway (1994)
  • Hit Me (1996)
  • This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)
  • The Killer Inside Me (2010)


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