Lewis Elliott Chaze (1915-1990) was an American war veteran, journalist, and novelist. During World War II, he served as a paratrooper and technical sergeant in the 11th Airborne Division of the U.S. After the war, Chaze rejoined the Associated Press (AP) in New Orleans, then transferred to the APs Denver Bureau.
Lewis Elliott Chaze (1915-1990) was an American war veteran, journalist, and novelist. After the war, Chaze rejoined the Associated Press (AP) in New Orleans, then transferred to the APs Denver Bureau. During World War II, he served as a paratrooper and technical sergeant in the 11th Airborne Division of the U.S.
Elliot Chaze's masterpiece of crime fiction, Black Wings Has My Angel, is an acknowledged cult classic since its publication back in the 1950s, and Bill Pronzini pulls out all the stops in discussing the book and its elusive author, Elliot Chaze Pronzini makes a convincing argument that Black Wings Has My Angel is really a literary novel operating under the guise of a crime novel he book is less about plot than the completely convincing characterization and is heavily indebted to the American Naturalists, especially Frank Norris.
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