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| Author | James Ellroy |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jacket design by Chip Kidd |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Second L.A. Quartet |
| Genre | Crime fiction, noir, historical fiction, historical romance |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf, William Heinemann Ltd/Cornerstone (Waterstones's edition) |
Publication date | September 9, 2014, September 11, 2014 (Waterstones's edition) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback), audio CD, audio download, and Kindle |
| Pages | 720 pp (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-307-95699-6 (first edition, hardcover), ISBN 978-0-434-02052-2 (Waterstones's edition, hardcover), ISBN 978-0385-35321-2 (eBook) |
| OCLC | 866615100 |
| 813'/.54—dc23 | |
| LC Class | PS3555.L6274P47 2014 |
| Followed by | This Storm |
Perfidia is a historical romance[1] and crime fiction novel by American author James Ellroy. Published in 2014, it is the first novel in the second L.A. Quartet,[2] referring to his four prior novels from the first L.A. Quartet. Perfidia was released September 9, 2014. A Waterstones exclusive limited edition of Perfidia was released September 11, 2014, and includes an essay by Ellroy himself titled "Ellroy's History – Then and Now."[3] The title, Perfidia, is Italian for the word perfidy, (see also perfidia) and is also the name of the big band song, Perfidia.[4][5]
- ^ "James Ellroy: Perfidia: A Novel". Vimeo. September 26, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Hooper, Mark (September 8, 2014). "James Ellroy's American Tabloid: will it ever make it to the big screen?". The Guardian. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ^ "Perfidia by James Ellroy". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ Ellroy, James (August 8, 2014). "James Ellroy introduces Perfidia". YouTube. Waterstones. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "Spanish Perfidy". Google. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.