--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, William Ahearn
<williamahearn@...> wrote:
> Serie Noire didn't start publishing until 1945 and
all
> of their offerings were reprints. Woolrich's
Manhattan
> Love Song was published in 1932 almost a dozen
years
> previous. I'm not trying to be difficult here,
just
> curious since I have no idea when the form began
in
> print but it would almost have to be just around
the
> beginnings of the depression.
>
Also, the search for noir shouldn't limit itself to the
mystery and crime pulps. For example, there were lots of
noirish stories in the fantasy and weird tales pulps, with
notable authors like Donald Wandrei, Theodore Sturgeon, Fritz
Leiber, etc. Woolrich brings some of that to the crime and
mystery story, but the stuff was in the air. I am sure the
experts on western pulps can find noir examples in that genre
as well.
Best,
mrt
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