RARA-AVIS: Re: western vs noir, cowboy vs private eye

From: JIM DOHERTY (jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com)
Date: 08 Jul 2009

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    Bengt,

    Re your question below:

    "Is James Crumley noir or hard-boiled or both - and why?"

    Both, because he's tough and colloquial (hard-boiled), and dark and sinister (noir).

    Please see earlier "I LIke 'Em Tough" columns from MYSTERICAL-E here:

    http://www.mystericale.com/index.php?issue=064&body=file&file=like_em_tough.htm

    and here:

    http://www.mystericale.com/index.php?issue=071&body=file&file=like_em_tough.htm

    Hope that helps.

    JIM DOHERTY

          

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