I put the semi-monthly reminder about the themes of the month
into the list's automatic reminder thing, but I'm not sure
when the first one will show up. So I'll remind the
list:
September 2004: 75 years of THE MALTESE FALCON
Dashiell Hammett's THE MALTESE FALCON was
published in BLACK MASK in
five installments from September 1929 to January
1930.
75 years since one of the top hardboiled works of all time
was published! Try to set aside some time to read it before
September's over, and let the list know how you liked it and
any comments you have about it, or Hammett, or the movie
adaptation, or the book's influence, etc. It's been a couple
of years since I last read it but I'm looking forward to
reading it again and then watching the John Huston
adaptation.
We benefit from having Mr. Duggan, an expert on the book,
with us! He suggested the name of the list, way back in late
1996, from this line spoken by Caspar Gutman: "And to you,
Miss O'Shaughnessy, adieu. I leave you the rara avis on the
table as a little memento." He did a FAQ on the book,
too:
http://www.ejmd.mcmail.com/-1.htm
I've seen recent suggestions for doing French and Australian
HB/noir writing as themes of the month, and they're both
excellent. I think it would be a good idea if we had a
shortlist of four or five titles to suggest, so if you want
to recommend something by a French or Australian writer, let
me know, off-list or on. We can do them in November and
December, perhaps. It can take a while for people to find the
books.
Bill
-- William Denton : Toronto, Canada : http://www.miskatonic.org/ : Caveat lector.
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