If I Should Die Before I Wake

If I Should Die Before I Wake
First edition
AuthorCornell Woolrich (as William Irish)
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAvon Book Company
Publication date
1946
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.