If I'm reading this discussion right, it seems to me
that
"L.A.Confidential" is post-modern, which in a sense qualifies
Ellroy as one who takes a new turn in noir.
I disliked the book, incidentally, and thought the movie an
improved version of the same story -- the movie is one of my
favorites.
I liked "The Black Dahlia" novel better than the movie, but
even at that I found it bloated -- which has nothing to do
with post modern. It may be that I prefer the straight
narrative of 60,000 word novel to the scrapbook approach to
creating a novel and a situation.
(Before someone comments, I know "The Black Dahlia" was
almost twice the 60,000 word length that I prefer.)
Jack Bludis
http://www.jackbludis.com
Shamus nominee for *Shadow of the Dahlia* Try "Blondes,
Blondes, Blondes" at http://www.ThrillingDetective.com
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