This thread started by talking about how many non-tough hardboiled writers overcompensate in their fiction, how their heroes can kick more ass. So it's interesting that the opposite is true of the work of Lansdale, a legit tough guy. Don't get me wrong, his Hap and Leonard kick a lot of ass in their series, but they both take a bad beatdown in one book (blanking on title). And they do not just shrug it off; it deeply affects them, both physically and mentally.
Mark
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> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 09:22:25 -0500
> Subject: RARA-AVIS: Tough Guys
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> I know at least one crime writer who's a tough guy. Joe Lansdale is a
> member of two martial arts halls of fame. He runs a martial arts school
> where he teaches the style he invented. I've seen him in action, and I sure
> wouldn't want him to use those martial arts on me.
> Bill Crider
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