Check out, in the Book section in Friday morning's NY
Times,
"The New Noir, Not Always by Men or by Americans"
Here's the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/04/books/04jeff.html
"It seems noir is busting out all over. But why now? . . .
Its resurgence is hardly accidental now, she said, when
conservatives talk about a new kind of war between good and
evil and reclaim America's right to be an empire."
Best...
Frederick Zackel
Speaking of noir, is Kafka noir-ish?
"There can be no doubt-"said K., quite softly, for he was
elated by the breathless attention of the meeting; in that
stillness a subdued hum was audible which was more exciting
than the wildest applause-"there can be no doubt that behind
all the actions of this court of justice, that is to say in
my case, behind my arrest and today's interrogation, there is
a great organization at work. An organization which not only
employs corrupt warders, oafish Inspectors, and Examining
Magistrates of whom the best that can be said is that they
recognize their own limitations, but also has at its disposal
a judicial hierarchy of high, indeed of the highest rank,
with an indispensable and numerous retinue of servants,
clerks, police, and other assistants, perhaps even hangmen, I
do not shrink from that word. And the significance of this
great organization, gentlemen? It consists in this, that
innocent persons are accused of guilt, and senseless
proceedings are put in motion against them..."
~ Franz Kafka, The Trial
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