To try to complete what was suggested about the possible
existence of a Russian HB/Noir lit, there are definitely many
present Russian writers producing crime novels, some fitting
into the category.
I must admit I didn't read any yet, but seeing the eclosion
of French translations appearing these recent years and
seeing where they are published, Noir must be a shade of some
Russian modern productions. Apparently there are many novels
dealing with police procedures as well. A couple of names
(without really looking for info): Arkadi and Gueorgui Vainer
(Noir) Alexandra Marinina and her character Anastasia
Kamenskaia who is a police detective(procedurals- more
mainstream)
I'm surprised to read that Juri could not find easily
information about Russian writers, as Finland had a long
lasting relationship with USSR after WW2.
Further, I do not want to fuel a dead-end debate about the
impossibility for Europeans to write HB, as the example given
with Rankin is borderline pathetic. However good writer he
is, Rankin in on the far edge of HB/Noir, and by no way part
of it - and he is *not* emblematic of modern HB European
productions.
We already discussed here previously the poor representation
of foreign HB/Noir lit in the USA and what the American
public is missing as a consequence.
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