> A question for Mr. Robison before the month ends: If
someone wanted to
> buy one (or two) books about hardboiled and noir,
and was looking for
> background, criticism, history, interpretation,
opinion, etc., what would
> you recommend?
>
> Frank Gruber's PULP JUNGLE sounds like a good one to
start with. I
> mentioned Geoffrey O'Brien's HARDBOILED AMERICA a
minute ago, but it's out
> of date now. How about THE BIG BOOK OF NOIR? Paul
Duncan's little NOIR
> FICTION?
Bill,
I was going to ask this question myself. I agree with
Hardboiled America, but I would recommend starting with that
rather than Pulp Jungle, I would recommend reading Gruber
after reading some of the pulp writers from the thirties,
especially some of the pulp collections. I think it's more
interesting when you know a little bit about the writers he
talks about. Server's Big Book of Noir is a good intro as
well.
Jeff
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