>In Tarantino's vocabulary I understand the word as
anything that is
>trashy and violent. But that's not the original pulp
fiction.
It isn't?
I don't know, I always thought of pulp fiction as just a
certain kind of writing, not limited by however it was
actually bound. Does that mean the individual stories the
comprised RED HARVEST are pulp fiction, but the collected
novel RED HARVEST, published in hardcover, isn't? Or that a
John D. MacDonald story published in Black Mask is pulp
fiction, but one printed in Manhunt isn't? Or that the
early,
"cannibalized" Chandler novels are pulp fiction, but the
later ones aren't?
I mean, you say pulp fiction, you just think of a certain
type of writing, that bears similarities to the early pulp
mags. That's all.
Then again, what do I know. I just wanna be a paperback
writer....
But speaking of Tarantino, I forgot to mention that he wrote
the liner notes for the Johnny Cash collection, MURDER, that
I was blathering about last week. He has some interesting
things to say about the common ground between gangsta rap and
Johnny Cash that are worth the price of admission
alone.
Kevin Burton Smith The Thrilling Detective Web Site http://www.colba.net/~kvnsmith/thrillingdetective/
An A&E Mystery.com Site of the Week, but don't let that
discourage you.
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