The role of Detroit, Michigan, and in literature has been significantly discussed, including in academic works. . The city and its suburbs, is the setting for a number of novels and short story collections, including: Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Voyage au bout de la nuit, 1932 (Journey to the End of the Night, 1934) Harriette Arnow, The Dollmaker 1954 Rainelle Burton, The Root Worker, 2001 Jim Daniels, Detroit Tales 2003 Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides 1993 and Middlesex 2002 Arthur Hailey, Wheels 1971 Gary Hardwick, The Executioner's Game 2005 William X. Kienzle, The Rosary Murders 1979 Elmore Leonard, City Primeval: Detroit at High Noon 1980 Joyce Carol Oates, them 1968 Harold Robbins, The Betsy 1971 James O'Barr, The Crow 1981 Marge Piercy, "Braided Lives" Patrick O'Leary, Door Number Three 1995 Jeffry Scott Hansen Warpath 2003 Paul Clemens, Made in Detroit 2005 Alexander C. Irvine, The Narrows 2005 Joe Borri, Eight Dogs Named Jack 2007 Frank Anthony Polito, Band Fags! 2008 Michael Zadoorian, Second Hand 2000, The Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit 2009, Beautiful Music 2018 and The Narcissism of Small Differences 2020 References Culture of Detroit