The Screaming Mimi (novel)
1949 novel by Fredric Brown
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| Author | Fredric Brown |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery, detective novel |
| Published | 1949 E. P. Dutton |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
The Screaming Mimi is a mystery novel by pulp writer Fredric Brown. It was first published in 1949 as a Dutton Guilt Edged Mystery. A shorter version of the book appeared in the October, 1949 issue of Mystery Book Magazine.[1]
The plot follows an alcoholic journalist who struggles to maintain sobriety as he investigates a serial murderer who killed three women and injured a fourth.
Adaptations
The Screaming Mimi was officially adapted into a movie, Gerd Oswald's Screaming Mimi, in 1958. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage was an unofficial adaptation by Dario Argento.
References
- ^ Brown, Fredric (1949). The Screaming Mimi. E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc. copyright information.
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Fredric Brown
Bibliography
- The Fabulous Clipjoint
- The Screaming Mimi
- What Mad Universe
- Martians, Go Home
- Rogue in Space
- "Arena"
- "Knock"
- "Letter to a Phoenix"
- "Sentry"
- "The Waveries"
- Crack-Up (1946)
- Screaming Mimi (1958)
- "Arena" (1967)
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
- Geometria (1987)
- Martians Go Home (1990)
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