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The Obscene Bird of Night and the House of Deformed Identity

The Obscene Bird of Night Some dark novels begin with a murder, a confession, or a disappearanc…

Identity Collapse

The Ruined Map and the Detective Who Becomes the Missing Man

The Ruined Map Some noir novels begin with a disappearance. Kobo Abe’s The Ruined Map begins wi…

Identity Collapse

The Box Man and the Disappearance of Urban Identity

The Box Man Some dark novels begin with a crime. Others begin with a disappearance. Kobo Abe’s …

Anti Hero

Writing Noir Characters: The Broken Identity

Writing Noir Characters: The Broken Identity Some stories build characters. Noir break…

David Lynch

Lost Highway and the Fragmented Self

Lost Highway and the Fragmented Self Lost Highway dissolves identity, presenting a noir world w…

Film

Noir and Identity: The Self That Cannot Hold Together

Noir and Identity: The Self That Cannot Hold Together Noir reveals identity as unstable, show…