At 11:17 AM 10/6/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I saw mention of a new anthology coming in November
from the
>University of Florida Press, ORANGE PULP: STORIES OF
MAYHEM, MURDER,
>AND MYSTERY, edited by Maurice O'Sullivan and Steve
Glassman (ISBN:
>081301803X).
>We must be well beyond the "most devoted aficionado"
stage, then.
>Does anyone know what Willeford piece this
is?
It is " The First Five in Line" (1975).
"it is a striking example of his distinctly absurdist
approach to noir fiction. The sharp edged characterizations,
dry wit, and dark humor of this story of plans to create a
popular television version of Russian roulette reflect the
style readers came to appreciate . . . " -From the forward to
the piece.
Ann Ann Chambers Theis ~
theisa@co.chesterfield.va.us
Collection Management Administrator, Chesterfield County
Public Library (VA) Overbooked, a resource for ravenous
readers - http://www.overbooked.org
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