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Shoot the Piano Player by David Goodis6/20/2023 ![]() In the book's opening we are introduced to Eddie, an ill-starred pianist working a crummy bar in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. “Down There”, while thoroughly enjoyable, is a despairing portrait of one man's decline and fits Gorman's umbrella description well. ![]() In Brian Ritt's “Paperback Confidential” (Stark House), it notes that author Ed Gorman once described the Goodis novels as suicide notes. He's an incredible storyteller with a career literary emphasis on the tragic downfall of a performing artist (painter, pianist, singer, etc). This is my first taste of a Goodis novel, and by sampling just this body of work, I'll certainly enjoy more of it. Starting in 1962, the book was published under both names with different artwork for each version. ![]() ![]() The title was reworked to “Shoot the Piano Player” for the 1960 French film adaptation. “Down There” was written by crime novel icon David Goodis and released in 1956. ![]()
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