num_pages: 704
description: “I never knew a writer who regarded [writing] as anything but a refined form of crucifixion.”—James M. Cain Although Cain was formerly dismissed as merely a hardboiled writer, his finest works—The Postman Always Rings Twice, Mildred Pierce, and Double Indemnity—are now considered enduring classics of American literature. In this book Roy Hoopes gives as full a picture of the man and his life as will ever be written. The work was awarded an “Edgar” by the Mystery Writers of America. 
language: English
title: Cain: The Biography of James M. Cain
titlecomplete: Cain: The Biography of James M. Cain
genres: Nonfiction, Biography
ratings_count: 26
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Critical/Biographical
publisher: Southern Illinois University Press