Career in C Major

And Other Fiction

Fiction & Literature, Humorous, Short Stories
Cover of the book Career in C Major by James M. Cain, MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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Author: James M. Cain ISBN: 9781480436435
Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Publication: August 13, 2013
Imprint: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Language: English
Author: James M. Cain
ISBN: 9781480436435
Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Publication: August 13, 2013
Imprint: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Language: English

From a famous tough-guy writer, a collection of shockingly funny stories

Ever since she got married, Doris has regretted giving up her singing career. After years of domestic drudgery, she decides to take one last crack at becoming an opera singer, even if it means sacrificing everything for the sake of her dream. Her contractor husband is fully supportive, having no idea that the family’s true musical genius isn’t Doris—it’s him.

In this and other stories in Career in C Major, James M. Cain shows off a light comedic touch that will surprise readers who are familiar only with his crime novels The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. But Cain had been publishing funny stories, articles, and satire since his early days as a reporter for H. L. Mencken’s Baltimore Sun, and was just as comfortable writing about singers as he was about killers. This collection of Cain’s lighter work shows that if an author is tough it doesn’t mean he can’t crack a smile.

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From a famous tough-guy writer, a collection of shockingly funny stories

Ever since she got married, Doris has regretted giving up her singing career. After years of domestic drudgery, she decides to take one last crack at becoming an opera singer, even if it means sacrificing everything for the sake of her dream. Her contractor husband is fully supportive, having no idea that the family’s true musical genius isn’t Doris—it’s him.

In this and other stories in Career in C Major, James M. Cain shows off a light comedic touch that will surprise readers who are familiar only with his crime novels The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. But Cain had been publishing funny stories, articles, and satire since his early days as a reporter for H. L. Mencken’s Baltimore Sun, and was just as comfortable writing about singers as he was about killers. This collection of Cain’s lighter work shows that if an author is tough it doesn’t mean he can’t crack a smile.

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