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1946 short story collection by Cornell Woolrich For the prayer, see Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.
If I Should Die Before I Wake
First edition
AuthorCornell Woolrich (as William Irish)
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAvon Book Company
Publication date1946
Publication placeUnited States

If I Should Die Before I Wake is a 1946 short story collection by American crime writer Cornell Woolrich under his pseudonym, "William Irish". It contains six short stories. One of the short stories, "If I Should Die Before I Wake", was adapted as a film noir in 1952 in Argentina with the title, Si muero antes de despertar.

Story list

  • "If I Should Die Before I Wake"
  • "I'll Never Play Detective Again"
  • "Change of Murder"
  • "A Death is Caused"
  • "Two Murders, One Crime"
  • "The Man Upstairs"

References

  1. "If I Should Die Before I Wake. And Other Stories. by William Irish". buckinghambooks.com. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  2. "If I Should Die Before I Wake". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  3. Bayer, Michael. "If I Should Die Before I Wake". Heart of Noir. Retrieved 28 August 2024.


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