The Bride Wore Black (novel)
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Author | William Irish |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Crime novel |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Released | 1940 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
The Bride Wore Black is a 1940 American novel written by William Irish. In 1967, it was adapted into a film of the same name by French film director François Truffaut.
The novel opens with a quote by Guy de Maupassant: "For to kill is the great law set by nature in the heart of existence! There is nothing more beautiful and honorable than killing!"