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William Hjortsberg – Falling Angel [Angel Heart] – First US Edition 1978
£275.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘Falling Angel’ published by Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich in 1978. A fine book without inscriptions in a near fine clipped wrapper with a little wear to the spine tips and to the corners.
‘Falling Angel’ by William Hjortsberg is a hard-boiled noir novel blending detective fiction with supernatural horror. Private investigator Harry Angel hunts for a missing singer, only to uncover dark rituals and a terrifying truth about himself. Alan Parker’s film adaptation, ‘Angel Heart’ (1987), starring Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro, intensifies the novel’s occult atmosphere. De Niro’s chilling performance as Louis Cyphre deepens the story’s themes of identity, fate, and damnation, making the film a haunting cult classic.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘Falling Angel’ published by Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich in 1978. A fine book without inscriptions in a near fine clipped wrapper with a little wear to the spine tips and to the corners.
‘Falling Angel’ by William Hjortsberg is a hard-boiled noir novel blending detective fiction with supernatural horror. Private investigator Harry Angel hunts for a missing singer, only to uncover dark rituals and a terrifying truth about himself. Alan Parker’s film adaptation, ‘Angel Heart’ (1987), starring Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro, intensifies the novel’s occult atmosphere. De Niro’s chilling performance as Louis Cyphre deepens the story’s themes of identity, fate, and damnation, making the film a haunting cult classic.
