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> [“Long before the Theater of the Absurd, Woolrich discovered that an incomprehensible universe is best reflected in an incomprehensible story. ("Introduction")”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-m-nevins/long-before-the-theater-of-the-absurd-woolrich-discovered-that-an/)

[Francis M. Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-m-nevins/)

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## More by Francis M. Nevins

> [“Long before the Theater of the Absurd, Woolrich discovered that an incomprehensible universe is best reflected in an incomprehensible story. ("Introduction")”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-m-nevins/long-before-the-theater-of-the-absurd-woolrich-discovered-that-an/)

[Francis M. Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-m-nevins/)

> [“His most characteristic detective stories end with the realization that no rational account of events is possible, and his suspense stories tend to close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-m-nevins/his-most-characteristic-detective-stories-end-with-the-realization/)

[Francis M. Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-m-nevins/)

> [“But suspense presupposes uncertainty. No matter how nightmarish the situation, real suspense is impossible when we know in advance that the protagonist will prevail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-m-nevins/but-suspense-presupposes-uncertainty-no-matter-how-nightmarish-the/)

[Francis M. Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-m-nevins/)

> [“The hallmarks of the noir style are fear, guilt and loneliness, breakdown and despair, sexual obsession and social corruption, a sense that the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-m-nevins/the-hallmarks-of-the-noir-style-are-fear-guilt-and-loneliness/)

[Francis M. Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-m-nevins/)

> [“All we can do about this nightmare we live in is to create, if we are very lucky, a few islands of love and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-m-nevins/all-we-can-do-about-this-nightmare-we-live-in-is-to-create-if-we-are/)

[Francis M. Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-m-nevins/)

> [“Woolrich had a genius for creating types of story perfectly consonant with his world: the noir cop story, the clock race story, the waking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-m-nevins/woolrich-had-a-genius-for-creating-types-of-story-perfectly-consonant/)

[Francis M. Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-m-nevins/)

> [“The viewpoint character in each story is usually someone trapped in a living nightmare, but this doesn't guarantee that we and the protagonist are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-m-nevins/the-viewpoint-character-in-each-story-is-usually-someone-trapped-in-a/)

[Francis M. Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-m-nevins/)

> [“In Woolrich's crime fiction there is a gradual development from pulp to noir. The earlier a story, the more likely it stresses pulp elements:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-m-nevins/in-woolrich-s-crime-fiction-there-is-a-gradual-development-from-pulp/)

[Francis M. Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-m-nevins/)

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