James M. Cain
THE AUTHOR | BIBLIOGRAPHY | VIEWS AND QUOTES
Born
Annapolis, Maryland, United States, 1892
Died
University Park, Maryland, United States, 1977
Places lived
Chestertown, Maryland; Baltimore, Maryland; Vienna, Maryland; Eashington, D.C.; New York City; Hoillywood, California, United States
Nationality
American
Publications
Novels, stories, plays, screenplays
Genres
Literary, crime, historical
Writing language
English
Literature
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934)
• Mildred Pierce (1941)
Novels
• Mildred Pierce (1941)
Novellas
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934)
• Double Indemnity (1943)
Stories
• "The Baby in the Icebox" (1932)
American Literature
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934)
• Mildred Pierce (1941)
• Double Indemnity (1943)
Crime and Mystery
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934)
• Double Indemnity (1943)
First appearance of works in book form
1932
Our Government Sketches and a story
Story "The Taking of Montfaucon"
1934
The Postman Always Rings Twice Novella
1937
Serenade Novel
1941
Mildred Pierce Novel
1942
Love's Lovely Counterfeit Novel
1943
Three of a Kind Three novellas
incl. Double Indemnity (published as magazine serial in 1936), Career in C Major (published as Two Can Sing as magazine serial), The Embezzler (published as Money and the Woman as magazine serial in 1938)
1944
For Men Only: A Collection of Short Stories Edited by Cain, including one Cain story
"The Girl in the Storm"
1945
Career in C Major and Other Stories Novella and stories
Stories incl. "Coal Black"
1946
Past All Dishonor Novel
1947
The Butterfly Novel
1948
The Moth Novel
Sinful Woman Novel
1950
Jealous Woman Novel
1951
The Root of His Evil Novel, also called Shameless
1953
Galatea Novel
1962
Mignon Novel
1965
The Magician's Wife Novel
1975
Rainbow's End Novel
1976
The Institute Novel
1981
The Baby in the Icebox and Other Short Fiction Stories, sketches and novella
Stories incl. "Pastorale", "The Baby in the Icebox", "The Birthday Party", "Dead Man", "Brush Fire", "Joy Ride to Glory"
1984
Cloud Nine Novel
1985
The Enchanted Isle Novel
2012
The Cocktail Waitress Novel, edited Charles Ardai.
THE AUTHOR | BIBLIOGRAPHY | VIEWS AND QUOTES