is a seminal title in the crime genre, existing as a 1938 novel by Gerald Kersh and two major film adaptations, most notably Jules Dassin’s 1950 film noir classic . At its core, the title represents the suffocating relationship between urban ambition and the moral decay of the nocturnal underworld. The 1938 Novel by Gerald Kersh
Night and the City: In the Labyrinth - The Criterion Collection
The original novel is a gritty work of social-realist fiction set in 1930s London.