In a message dated 08/22/2001 4:07:50 AM Eastern Daylight
Time,
owner-rara-avis@icomm.ca writes:
<< I've recently argued here that professionalism is a
key to the genre, as well (professionalism as versus
amateurism, I mean), and a license is part of that.
>>
Then how does one account for Lawrence Block's Matt Scudder.
He has only recently obtained a PI ticket, yet the PWA and
others have for years recognized the Scudder books as one of
the best PI series ever.
Another genre classic, Travis McGee, was also an unlicenced
investigator (or, as he billed himself, salvage
consultant).
There are other examples, both mainstream and subgenre
(Vachss' Burke), but you get my point. I agree that
professionalism is a key to these characters, but I think
enough authors have gotten around the licensing issue that it
isn't as important anymore.
Mark
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