<< From: "a.n.smith" <
ansmith@netdoor.com>
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: DeLillo, Murakami, Kafka,
hard-boiled definition
> As for Haruki Murakami, I certainly wouldn't argue
him as hardboiled
> either, although, as Doug notes, he does clearly
worship Chandler,
Look, it's a literary game, taking all these authors
and asking "Are they
hardboiled? Somewhat?" And I end up not caring.
I have people to talk to about literary writers and
criticism all day.
That's why I work at a university, why I work for a
literary magazine. And
of course, any label can be applied if you rationalize
enough (Shakespeare
as Noir?) with critical theory.
But not here.
>>
Why not here? I also work at a University, where I teach both
Kafka and Chandler. I like talking about these ideas. You
don't. That doesn't mean we can't coexist on the same list,
bringing up issues that might be of interest to others. If
you don't like a particular thread, skip it and go on to the
next.
I'm glad this thread has led to Murakami; _Hard-Boiled
Wonderland_ is part of a trlogy that has many hard-boiled
allusions. The novel itself might be worth considering for
one of the monthly book discussions on this list.
Mike
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