Anders:
I didn't mean that there would be signs of Ross Macdonald in
Mahannah's work. I was thinking that maybe this compassion
thing we've been discussing was emerging in many writers'
work at the same time and not just Macdonald, Dewey and
Gault. Maybe it was sign of the times, the flip side of
Spillane.
Howard Browne sure shows lots of empathy and compassion in
"Taste of Ashes", but I'd still say it's more Chandler than
Ross Macdonald.
What about David Markson? I remember reading somewhere that
his two novels, "Epitaph for a Tramp" (1959) and "Epitaph for
a Dead Beat" (1961) are reminiscent of Macdonald. Anyone read
them?
***
New Musical Express introduced me to James Ellroy in 1986 or
1987. There was a centre spread about the great hardboiled
authors. That was the first time I heard about such guys as
Ellroy, David Goodis, Richard Hallas, McGivern...
Jim Thompson I knew, but this was the first occasion I read
him being called "the pulp Dostoyevsky" (or something to that
effect). William Hjortsberg's "The Fallen Angel" (or what's
its name?) was also mentioned. I still remember: "The movie
is OK, but doesn't come close." I still haven't read
Hjortsberg's novel. Is it any good?
I don't remember who wrote the article, but I can still
remember how thrilled I was. I had read Hammett, Chandler and
Macdonald already and was waiting for something else to come
along. Here it was. Thanks, NME!
***
Mark:
On Eastwood's "True Crime": don't bother. It's a sloppy
movie. Haven't read the book, though.
Juri
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